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Pop&Mig FRQ Bank
Population Questions
1. The Demographic Transition Model (DTM) explains the relationship between population and the level of economic development that exists in a nation. Some believe that the stages of the DTM may not apply to today's developing countries.
(a) Explain a specific region/nation in the world in which the Demographic Transition Model was designed or developed for and explain why that region/nation was appropriate.
(b) Identify the DTM stages that Mexico, Sudan, and Germany are in. Explain what is occuring demographically in each country and why.
(c) Discuss (Remember this means explain and example) an appropriate nation that has not experienced the full sequence of stages of the Demographic Transition model.
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| A | B | C |
A. Describe how each of the above population pyramids have a declining or increasing natural growth rate. (Pyramids are labeled A, B, and C. You may refer to them as such)
B. For each of the above population pyramids, provide an explanation for its general shape. You may want to consider the social, economic, or political implications that may have caused them. (Pyramids are labeled A, B, and C.You may refer to them as such)
C.For each of the above population pyramids, provide a country example that would exemplify the general shapes respectively. (Pyramids are labeled A, B, and C.You may refer to them as such)
Migration Questions
1. Human migration focuses on how a diverse set of influences contributes to the changes in a local, national and regional population. Defining human migration requires a clear understanding of its theories and causes.
(a) Provide accurate definitions of migration, immigration, emigration.
(a) (i) Identify (define and example) the two types of migration and provide a real world example for each.
(a)(ii) Discuss the influence migration has on the demographic structure of a nation.
(b) Discuss two elements that impact migration (e.g., distance decay and intervening opportunities, intervening obstacles, push-pull factors, refugees)
(c) Explain the causes and trends of migration for TWO nations of the world. Be sure to include the impact migration has had on the economic, political OR social structures of those nations.
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Interregional migration patterns within the contiguous United States are the result of several factors. The map above shows net migration at the county level, but these data support generalizations about migration patterns at the regional scale.
A. Identify two specific regions that have experienced net in-migration.
B. Identify two specific regions that have experienced net out-migration.
C. Explain the processes that contribute to the general patterns of migration within the United States shown on the map in terms of economic structure, friction of distance, age structure of the population.
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