Question 1

Population growth in Mexico was very rapid until recently because of a substantial delay in:

Accepted Answer

A)  its fertility decline 
B)  its mortality decline. 
C)  migration out of the country to the U.S. 
D)  improving agricultural productivity. 
A)  its fertility decline 
B)  its mortality decline. 
C)  migration out of the country to the U.S. 
D)  improving agricultural productivity.

Question 2

The majority of people ever born are alive at this moment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The United Nations projects that the population of the world will double again over the next 40 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Persian chess board story illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Queen as embodiment of female empowerment 
B)  The power of doubling 
C)  The dilemma of using logarithms 
D)  A useful calculation of carrying capacity 
A)  The Queen as embodiment of female empowerment 
B)  The power of doubling 
C)  The dilemma of using logarithms 
D)  A useful calculation of carrying capacity

Question 5

The region of the world most negatively affected demographically by European expansion was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America. 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  Indian subcontinent. 
D)  China. 
A)  Latin America. 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  Indian subcontinent. 
D)  China.

Question 6

Mortality and fertility trends in Canada are currently most like which of the following countries/regions of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Western Europe 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Japan 
A)  United States 
B)  Western Europe 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Japan

Question 7

Population growth was slow for most of human history because:

Accepted Answer

A)  death rates were very high. 
B)  abortion rates were very high. 
C)  people preferred small families. 
D)  low levels of technology always lead to low rates of growth. 
A)  death rates were very high. 
B)  abortion rates were very high. 
C)  people preferred small families. 
D)  low levels of technology always lead to low rates of growth.

Question 8

An important demographic consequence of very low fertility in Europe is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  European countries have been actively recruiting immigrants to fill in the younger ages. 
B)  European countries are aging. 
C)  the status of women has risen dramatically. 
D)  taxes have risen sharply in order to pay benefits to the elderly. 
A)  European countries have been actively recruiting immigrants to fill in the younger ages. 
B)  European countries are aging. 
C)  the status of women has risen dramatically. 
D)  taxes have risen sharply in order to pay benefits to the elderly.

Question 9

Migration has been the single most important cause of population growth over time in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Nearly four in ten humans live in either China or the Indian subcontinent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Population growth in Mexico was very rapid until recently because of a substantial delay in:

The majority of people ever born are alive at this moment.

The United Nations projects that the population of the world will double again over the next 40 years.

The Persian chess board story illustrates which of the following?

The region of the world most negatively affected demographically by European expansion was:

Mortality and fertility trends in Canada are currently most like which of the following countries/regions of the world?

Population growth was slow for most of human history because:

An important demographic consequence of very low fertility in Europe is that:

Migration has been the single most important cause of population growth over time in the United States.

Nearly four in ten humans live in either China or the Indian subcontinent.

Introduction to Demography

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Age Transition

The Urban Transition

The Family and Household Transition

Population and the Environment

Coping With Demographic Change

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Exam 2: Global Population Trends

Population growth in Mexico was very rapid until recently because of a substantial delay in:

The majority of people ever born are alive at this moment.

The United Nations projects that the population of the world will double again over the next 40 years.

The Persian chess board story illustrates which of the following?

The region of the world most negatively affected demographically by European expansion was:

Mortality and fertility trends in Canada are currently most like which of the following countries/regions of the world?

Population growth was slow for most of human history because:

An important demographic consequence of very low fertility in Europe is that:

Migration has been the single most important cause of population growth over time in the United States.

Nearly four in ten humans live in either China or the Indian subcontinent.

Introduction to Demography

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Age Transition

The Urban Transition

The Family and Household Transition

Population and the Environment

Coping With Demographic Change

Filters