Exam 12: Demography and Migration

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Zinzi divides the net migration for South Africa by the total population of South Africa in 2020 and multiplies that number by 1 000.Zinzi has calculated the

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During Stage 1 of the demographic transition, the ________ rate almost always exceeds 50 per 1 000.

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The point at which population growth overwhelms the environment's carrying capacity is

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To calculate the world's birth rate, divide the number of births in a year by the size of the population living at the beginning of the year and multiply that figure by a standard number such as 1 000.

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Germany has an infant mortality rate of 3.5 per 1 000 births, and its per capita income is $35 900.Based on this information, Germany is classified as

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The rate of urbanisation in labour-intensive poor economies ___________ that of the core economies.

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The birth rate in the United States is 14/1 000.The death rate is 8.4/1 000.The difference between the two rates is known as the

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In Stage 3 of the demographic transition,

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Constrictive pyramids indicate that

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Stage 1 of the demographic transition is characterised by high birth and death rates.

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In sociological terms, the forced migration by slave traders of more than 11 million Africans to the Americas is an example of ______ migration.

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______________ refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of a termination of pregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or the way it is managed.

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__________ are frequent and violent fluctuations in the death rate caused by war, famine, and epidemics.

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Urbanisation includes all but one of the following characteristics:

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Sociologists Bernard Berelson and John Samuel have identified some important 'thresholds' associated with declines in fertility.Which of the following is not one of these thresholds?

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According to the theory of the demographic transition, the characteristics of a country's birth and death rates are linked to

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During Stage 3 of the demographic transition, the leading causes of death among young people include all but one of the following:

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The _________________ is a way of displaying population data that allows us to compare the sizes of age cohorts and the percentages of males and females in each cohort.

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In demographic terms, the Black Death is an example of

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Use the following information to calculate the crude death rate for India: total population number of deaths - 8 895 000; total population 1 189 175 000.The crude death rate is

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