Understanding the Demographic Transition Model

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In which stage of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) were pestilences like the Black Death more common?

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Stage 1

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What are push factors in the context of migration?

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Negative circumstances that lead to emigration.

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According to Malthusian Theory, what will happen to the global population?

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It will become unstable

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What is transhumance migration?

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The seasonal movement of livestock from one grazing ground to another.

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According to Ravenstein's laws of migration, who migrates internationally less frequently?

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Women

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In Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model, what type of diseases do people primarily die from?

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Degenerative diseases

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What does physiological density measure?

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The number of people per unit of arable land

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What characterizes Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model? Options: High birth rate, high death rate; Low birth rate, high death rate; Low death rate, very low population growth; High birth rate, low death rate

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Low death rate, very low population growth

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Stage 1 in the Demographic Transition Model? High birth rate, High death rate, Low population growth, Low birth rate

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Low birth rate