Question 1

Which region of the world faces the greatest problem of poor, homeless children?

Accepted Answer

A) Latin America 
B) Europe 
C) India 
D) the Middle East 
A) Latin America 
B) Europe 
C) India 
D) the Middle East

Question 2

People living in middle-income countries have incomes ranging between

Accepted Answer

A) $2,500 and $12,000. 
B) $5,000 and $15,000. 
C) $15,000 and $25,000. 
D) $25,000 and $50,000. 
A) $2,500 and $12,000. 
B) $5,000 and $15,000. 
C) $15,000 and $25,000. 
D) $25,000 and $50,000.

Question 3

The series of numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and so on reflect

Accepted Answer

A) a geometric progression. 
B) an arithmetic progression. 
C) a binary sequence. 
D) a binomial distribution. 
A) a geometric progression. 
B) an arithmetic progression. 
C) a binary sequence. 
D) a binomial distribution.

Question 4

According to world system theory, high-income nations occupy which part of the capitalist world economy?

Accepted Answer

A) the core 
B) the periphery 
C) the semi-periphery 
D) the boundary 
A) the core 
B) the periphery 
C) the semi-periphery 
D) the boundary

Question 5

The first stage in W.W.Rostow's theory of modernization is

Accepted Answer

A) the take-off stage. 
B) the drive to technological maturity stage. 
C) the traditional stage. 
D) the high mass consumption stage. 
A) the take-off stage. 
B) the drive to technological maturity stage. 
C) the traditional stage. 
D) the high mass consumption stage.

Question 6

Which rate results from dividing the number of deaths of children under one year of age by the number of live births during the same year, then multiplying the result by 1,000?

Accepted Answer

A) infant mortality rate 
B) crude infant death rate 
C) crib death rate 
D) abortion rate 
A) infant mortality rate 
B) crude infant death rate 
C) crib death rate 
D) abortion rate

Question 7

In India, Thailand, and some African nations, families marry off women against their will, with many ending up as slaves performing work for their husband's family or forced into prostitution.This practice falls into which of the following categories?

Accepted Answer

A) servile forms of marriage 
B) indentured slavery 
C) chattel slavery 
D) debt bondage 
A) servile forms of marriage 
B) indentured slavery 
C) chattel slavery 
D) debt bondage

Question 8

In which one of the four demographic transition theory stages is Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) preindustrial 
B) early industrial 
C) mature industrial 
D) postindustrial 
A) preindustrial 
B) early industrial 
C) mature industrial 
D) postindustrial

Question 9

About 14 percent of the global population lives in low-income nations, but these people earned just ________ of the world's income.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 percent 
B) 13 percent 
C) 23 percent 
D) 43 percent 
A) 3 percent 
B) 13 percent 
C) 23 percent 
D) 43 percent

Question 10

Of the 194 nations in the world, how many are considered high-income?

Accepted Answer

A) 76 
B) 46 
C) 26 
D) 6 
A) 76 
B) 46 
C) 26 
D) 6

Question 11

Frank and Joe are hunger activists who point out that the world already produces plenty of food for everyone, and that the capitalist system of growing food for export in poor countries means there are too few staples like beans and corn for the poor to eat.Frank and Joe most likely agree with which political viewpoint?

Accepted Answer

A) conservative 
B) radical right 
C) liberal 
D) radical left 
A) conservative 
B) radical right 
C) liberal 
D) radical left

Question 12

What is calculated by dividing the number of live births in a year by the society's total population, and then multiplying the result by 1,000?

Accepted Answer

A) refined fertility rate 
B) crude birth rate 
C) population-growth rate 
D) childbearing rate 
A) refined fertility rate 
B) crude birth rate 
C) population-growth rate 
D) childbearing rate

Question 13

Which term refers to the study of human population?

Accepted Answer

A) demography 
B) popology 
C) human ecology 
D) ethnology 
A) demography 
B) popology 
C) human ecology 
D) ethnology

Question 14

Critics of modernization theory

Accepted Answer

A) see the approach as an attack on capitalism. 
B) claim that using developed countries as the standard for the rest of the world is helpful for less-developed countries' economic growth. 
C) point out that the approach says little about the ways in which rich nations often prevent poor countries from developing economically. 
D) agree that poor societies are responsible for their own poverty. 
A) see the approach as an attack on capitalism. 
B) claim that using developed countries as the standard for the rest of the world is helpful for less-developed countries' economic growth. 
C) point out that the approach says little about the ways in which rich nations often prevent poor countries from developing economically. 
D) agree that poor societies are responsible for their own poverty.

Question 15

Who was the English economist, clergyman, and pioneer demographer who predicted in 1798 that population would increase geometrically, but food production would increase arithmetically?

Accepted Answer

A) Herbert Spencer 
B) Charles Horton Cooley 
C) Thomas Robert Malthus 
D) Robert Michels 
A) Herbert Spencer 
B) Charles Horton Cooley 
C) Thomas Robert Malthus 
D) Robert Michels

Question 16

In the United States, a home that lacks a telephone or a television set is the rare exception.Not being able to afford a television set in a wealthy country illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) immediate poverty. 
B) temporary poverty. 
C) absolute poverty. 
D) relative poverty. 
A) immediate poverty. 
B) temporary poverty. 
C) absolute poverty. 
D) relative poverty.

Question 17

Most of the low-income nations of the world are located in

Accepted Answer

A) North America. 
B) Latin America. 
C) Africa or Asia. 
D) Europe. 
A) North America. 
B) Latin America. 
C) Africa or Asia. 
D) Europe.

Question 18

Which term refers to the process by which some nations enrich themselves through the direct political and economic control of other nations?

Accepted Answer

A) modernization 
B) neocolonialism 
C) colonialism 
D) assimilation 
A) modernization 
B) neocolonialism 
C) colonialism 
D) assimilation

Question 19

Some severe poverty exists in the United States; but in low-income nations, what the United Nations calls severe poverty typically affects

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent of all people. 
B) 15 percent of all people. 
C) 30 percent of all people. 
D) the entire population. 
A) 5 percent of all people. 
B) 15 percent of all people. 
C) 30 percent of all people. 
D) the entire population.

Question 20

Subtracting a nation's crude death rate from its crude birth rate yields which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) rate of natural expansion 
B) national expansion index 
C) natural growth rate 
D) refined demographic index 
A) rate of natural expansion 
B) national expansion index 
C) natural growth rate 
D) refined demographic index

Which region of the world faces the greatest problem of poor, homeless children?

People living in middle-income countries have incomes ranging between

The series of numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and so on reflect

According to world system theory, high-income nations occupy which part of the capitalist world economy?

The first stage in W.W.Rostow's theory of modernization is

Which rate results from dividing the number of deaths of children under one year of age by the number of live births during the same year, then multiplying the result by 1,000?

In India, Thailand, and some African nations, families marry off women against their will, with many ending up as slaves performing work for their husband's family or forced into prostitution.This practice falls into which of the following categories?

In which one of the four demographic transition theory stages is Western Europe?

About 14 percent of the global population lives in low-income nations, but these people earned just ________ of the world's income.

Of the 194 nations in the world, how many are considered high-income?

What is calculated by dividing the number of live births in a year by the society's total population, and then multiplying the result by 1,000?

Which term refers to the study of human population?

Critics of modernization theory

Who was the English economist, clergyman, and pioneer demographer who predicted in 1798 that population would increase geometrically, but food production would increase arithmetically?

In the United States, a home that lacks a telephone or a television set is the rare exception.Not being able to afford a television set in a wealthy country illustrates

Most of the low-income nations of the world are located in

Which term refers to the process by which some nations enrich themselves through the direct political and economic control of other nations?

Some severe poverty exists in the United States; but in low-income nations, what the United Nations calls severe poverty typically affects

Subtracting a nation's crude death rate from its crude birth rate yields which of the following?

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Exam 15: Population and Global Inequality

Which region of the world faces the greatest problem of poor, homeless children?

People living in middle-income countries have incomes ranging between

The series of numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and so on reflect

According to world system theory, high-income nations occupy which part of the capitalist world economy?

The first stage in W.W.Rostow's theory of modernization is

Which rate results from dividing the number of deaths of children under one year of age by the number of live births during the same year, then multiplying the result by 1,000?

In India, Thailand, and some African nations, families marry off women against their will, with many ending up as slaves performing work for their husband's family or forced into prostitution.This practice falls into which of the following categories?

In which one of the four demographic transition theory stages is Western Europe?

About 14 percent of the global population lives in low-income nations, but these people earned just ________ of the world's income.

Of the 194 nations in the world, how many are considered high-income?

What is calculated by dividing the number of live births in a year by the society's total population, and then multiplying the result by 1,000?

Which term refers to the study of human population?

Critics of modernization theory

Who was the English economist, clergyman, and pioneer demographer who predicted in 1798 that population would increase geometrically, but food production would increase arithmetically?

In the United States, a home that lacks a telephone or a television set is the rare exception.Not being able to afford a television set in a wealthy country illustrates

Most of the low-income nations of the world are located in

Which term refers to the process by which some nations enrich themselves through the direct political and economic control of other nations?

Some severe poverty exists in the United States; but in low-income nations, what the United Nations calls severe poverty typically affects

Subtracting a nation's crude death rate from its crude birth rate yields which of the following?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Economic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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