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The largest problem to overcome in slowing world population growth is
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reducing the infant mortality rate
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reducing the crude death rate
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reducing the total fertility rate
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all of the above
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Malthusian theorists and current attempts at slowing world population growth are
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similar in trying to change the behavior of world's people
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similar encouraging increasing food production
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similar in passing laws to restrict births
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all of the above
Pregunta 3
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Less Developed Countries populations struggle mostly with
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stable birth rates
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increasing life expectancies
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decreasing fertility rates
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maintaining sustainable development
Pregunta 4
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Leaving the country of your birth attracted by economic opportunities elsewhere is
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push factor
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pull factor
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economic factor
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demographic indicator
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Involuntary migration usually involves hostility form
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government
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majority population
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economic hardship
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ethnic group
Pregunta 6
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Which region of the world has the lowest population growth rates?
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Europe
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Africa
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Asia
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North America
Pregunta 7
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The point at which a population endangers the environment is formally known as the
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transition model
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demographic model
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carrying capacity
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density rate
Pregunta 8
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The process with which all nations are said to experience declining birth and death rates
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demographic model
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demographic transition
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demographic pyramids
Pregunta 9
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The value of constructing population pyramids of a countries gender/ age categories is
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predicting future problems
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preparing for future problems
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avoiding future problems
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eliminating the future period
Pregunta 10
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The infant mortality rate usually tells a great deal about a countries'
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health care system
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economic system
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political system
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social system
Pregunta 11
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Which of the following statistics is not part of the Human Poverty Index?
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illiteracy
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unemployment
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Total fertility rate
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life expectancy
Pregunta 12
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A counties crude death rate and crude birth rates is the best indicator of its
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industrial development
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agricultural development
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economic development
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sustainable development
Pregunta 13
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The biggest flaw in Malthusian theory was an inability to predict the rise of
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increasing discoveries
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increasing technology
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increasing creativity
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all of these
Pregunta 14
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At present, what seems to be the ideal rate of growth to sustain a country?
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1.1%
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1.5%
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2.0%
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2.1%
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2.5%
Pregunta 15
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The original wave of migration in the United States was the move from
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urban to rural
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urban to suburb
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rural to suburb
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rural to urban
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The greatest impact of globalization on population in the recent past is
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the spread of technology
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the spread of diseases
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the spread of western diseases
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the spread of democracy
Pregunta 17
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What is the greatest resistance to population control programs today?
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societal attitudes
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economic incentives
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punitive measures
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none of these
Pregunta 18
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The rule of 72 is a method used to predict the ____________ of a country.
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life expectancy
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Total fertility rate
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infant mortality rate
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doubling time
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crude birth rate
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What is the expected population of the world to be in the year 2050?
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6 billion
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7 billion
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8 billion
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9 billion
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10 billion
Pregunta 20
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Which continent has seen the greatest amount of voluntary migration?
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Africa
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Aisa
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Europe
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South America
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North America
Pregunta 21
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Thomas Malthus stated the which three occurrences would put a check on population?
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poverty, sickness and disasters
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famine, war and disease
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famine, war, poverty
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natural disasters, war and sickness
Pregunta 22
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Rapid world population growth among humans began around
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1620
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1720
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1820
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1900
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1920
Pregunta 23
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The largest population migration (50 million people left Europe) in which century?
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20th
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19th
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18th
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17th
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16th
Pregunta 24
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The number of people per unit of arable land is known as _______________ density.
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arithmetic
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physiological
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agricultural
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population
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land use
Pregunta 25
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Which of the following would be one way demographics is expressed in the landscape?
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settlement patterns
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type of government
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corps produced
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none of these
Pregunta 26
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Which of the following is the least significant factor effecting population growth rates?
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doubling time
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total fertility
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crude birth rate
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sex ratio
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crude death rate
Pregunta 27
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In which stage of the Demographic Transition are birth rates stable and death rates declining?
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stage 1
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stage 2
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stage 3
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stage 4
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does not occur in any stage
Pregunta 28
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Infant Mortality rates are highest in
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East Asia
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Middle East
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Central America
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Africa
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South Asia
Pregunta 29
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Population growth rates are lowest in _________________ stage of the Demographic transition
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stage 1
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stage 2
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stage 3
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stage 4
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stage 5
Pregunta 30
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The dependency ratio is highest in
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Africa
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South Asia
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East Asia
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Caribbean
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North America
Pregunta 31
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Population rates of growth increased 10,000 years ago because of the
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agricultural revolution
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Industrial revolution
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Demographic transistion
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Medical Revolution
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crude birth rate
Pregunta 32
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The percentage of people either too young or too old to work in society is the
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gender ratio
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dependency ration
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demographic transistion
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population pyramid
Pregunta 33
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For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their first birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 babies born, is known as
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total fertility rate
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crude death rate
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crude birth rate
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infant mortality rate
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life expectancy rate
Pregunta 34
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Life expectancy is the lowest in
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Africa
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East Asia
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South Asia
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Central America
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Middle East
Pregunta 35
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Life expectancy is the lowest in
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Africa
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East Asia
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South Asia
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Central America
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Middle East
Pregunta 36
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An increase in the level of women completing higher education and working full time has had which two effects?
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increased infant mortality and life expectancy
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decreased birth rates and death rates
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increased total fertility and decreased infant mortality rates
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decreased total fertility and birth rates
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movement from stage 4 to stage 5 in the demographic transition
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