Chapter 2

Question 1

How many stages are in the transition from an agricultural subsistence economy to an industrialized country?

Answer 1

4 stages.

Question 2

In the Demographic Transition model (DTM), when a country is moving through the stages, the death rate is the first to drop. Why?

Answer 2

the death rate is the first to drop because of the influx of better health technology.

Question 3

Leading causes of death, in later stages of the DTM, are related to diseases associated with what.

Answer 3

disease associated with aging, such as heart disease.

Question 4

When the gravity model of spatial interaction is applied to migration, do larger or smaller places attract more migration.

Answer 4

larger places.

Question 5

In what stages is international migration mostly seen.

Answer 5

most in stage 2.

Question 6

Do stage 4 countries experience more emigration or intraregional migration?

Answer 6

stage 4 countries show less emigration and more intraregional migration.