2.5 Flashcards
The Demographic Transition Model (DTM means Demographic Transition Model and ETM = Epidemiological Transition Model)
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Demography
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The study of population statistics
2
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What is the purpose of the Demographic Transition Model? (DTM)
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Model used by geographers to analyze and predict trends in population growth and declines
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What patterns does the DTM include?
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Births, Deaths, and Natural Increase Rates
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What limitations does the DTM have?
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- Based on W. Europe
- Countries can go back and forth
- World is complicated and predictions are hard
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What is the purpose of the Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM)?
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Track predictable stages in disease and life expectancy that countries experience as they develop.
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What does the ETM correspond to?
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DTM
