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4.2 Demographic Transiton Flashcards

1
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What is the first stage of the DTM called?

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High Stationary

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2
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What happens to total population during stage 2?

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It grows rapidly

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3
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During which stage do death rates and birth rates remain high?

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Stage 1

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4
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What happens to death rate in stage 2 of the DTM?

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Decreases significantly

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5
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One criticism of the DTM is that all countries follow the same path of development, what is this criticism of the DTM called?

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Eurocentrism

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6
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Which stage is referred to as the low stationary faze?

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Stage 4

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7
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Name at least 2/3 of the positive of the DTM

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  • Can be easy to read key data
  • The DTM can show what can happen to countries future
  • Can compare each country
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8
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Name at least 2/3 of the negatives of the DTM

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  • It can ignore differences within the country
  • In doesn’t show/predict how long each stage takes to pass through
  • Doesn’t show Migration or diseases
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9
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Give an example of an country that didn’t follow the DTM with migration

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Germany

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10
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Give an example of an country that didn’t follow the DTM with diseases

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South Africa

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11
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What is Ugandas population and how much is it predicted to increase by into 2050

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49M in 2023 and increase by 76% by 2050

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12
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What is the BR and DR of Uganda

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BR-35 and DR-6

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13
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What is Uganda fertility Rate?

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4.5 per women

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14
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How much percent do people work in agriculture in Uganda?

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72% work in agriculture

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15
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how much marred before 18 years old in Uganda?

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40% Married before 18

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16
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What does the lack of midwives lead to in Uganda?

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6000 mother died in childbirth

17
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What are two impacts/consequences of Ugandas youthful population?

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  • Low provision and quality of public services
18
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What did Uganda government do to manage their youthful population?

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  • To reduce poverty they implemented PRSP in 2002
  • To encourage births they implemented PEAP
19
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How did PRSP and PEAP change Ugandas fertility rate and poverty?

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Fertility: 6 to 4.5 percent
Poverty: 56 to 21 percent

20
Q

What is the average(Median) age in Japan?

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50

21
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What is the BR in Japan?

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7

22
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What is the projection of Japans population by 2050?

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Decrease by 20 million (from 125M to 105M)

23
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What caused Japans ageing population and give a stat for each reason? (2 main causes)

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  • Cost of living and raising an child, for a family of 4 its roughly 4000dollars monthly
  • Career minded women in Japan, 60% of women are employed in Japan as they make up 55% of the workforce
24
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What is a consequence to the labour force of Japans ageing population?

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  • Labour force shortages, 30% are 65+
  • Labour force is projected to decrease by 40%
25
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What is a consequence to the government costs of Japans ageing population?

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  • Japans public debt is 240% of their GDP
  • Pensions are 56T yen
26
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What management strategy are Japans doing to manage their ageing population? (Name at least 4/6)

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  • Strengthening Healthcare
  • Promoting being more active
  • supporting care givers
  • making public infrastructure more accessible
  • Promoting Immigration
  • Technology
27
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Who created the DTM and in what year was it?

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Warren Thompson in 1929

28
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What is the relationship between fertility and development?

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Negative Correlation

29
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What is the relationship between mortality and development?

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Negative Correlation

30
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What is standard of living?

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Refers to the economic factors that impacts peoples lives

31
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What is quality of life?

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Refers to the social and environmental factors that impacts peoples wellbeing and happiness

32
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What is Development in short?

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An generalised concept on a countries improvement in LE and GDP

33
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How do measure HDI?

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  • Health through LE
  • Education through literacy rates
  • Wealth through GNI per capita
34
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What an example of an exception to the relationship between fertility and HDI?

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  • Saudi Arabia, HDI-0.9 and FR 2.5 (Both High)
  • Honduras, HDI-0.6 and FR 2
    (Both quite low)

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