Question 1

Given the current world averages, an infant mortality rate of 100 would be considered low.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Life expectancy during the Roman era was probably little more than ___ years:

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  30 
C)  40 
D)  50 
A)  20 
B)  30 
C)  40 
D)  50

Question 3

The plague was hitting Spain at about the same time that Spaniards were spreading disease to the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The health and mortality transition does NOT typically involve which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shift in deaths from the younger to the older ages 
B)  Greater control over the natural environment 
C)  Shift in causes of death from communicable to degenerative 
D)  Permanently greater spread in the ages at which people die 
A)  Shift in deaths from the younger to the older ages 
B)  Greater control over the natural environment 
C)  Shift in causes of death from communicable to degenerative 
D)  Permanently greater spread in the ages at which people die

Question 5

If everyone survived to age 100 and then died shortly after that, the process would be called:

Accepted Answer

A)  rectangularization of mortality. 
B)  suppression of death rates. 
C)  gender inequality in mortality. 
D)  a miracle. 
A)  rectangularization of mortality. 
B)  suppression of death rates. 
C)  gender inequality in mortality. 
D)  a miracle.

Question 6

The oldest verified age to which a human has ever lived is just over:

Accepted Answer

A)  100 years. 
B)  110 years. 
C)  120 years. 
D)  130 years. 
A)  100 years. 
B)  110 years. 
C)  120 years. 
D)  130 years.

Question 7

The most important "real" causes of death in the United States are related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  tobacco use. 
B)  drug and alcohol misuse. 
C)  diet and activity patterns. 
D)  microbial agents. 
A)  tobacco use. 
B)  drug and alcohol misuse. 
C)  diet and activity patterns. 
D)  microbial agents.

Question 8

World War II was a turning point in world mortality decline because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it taught the world the value of human life. 
B)  it created new ways of coping with violent death. 
C)  it led to the development of the germ theory. 
D)  it led to the spread of death control technology around the world 
A)  it taught the world the value of human life. 
B)  it created new ways of coping with violent death. 
C)  it led to the development of the germ theory. 
D)  it led to the spread of death control technology around the world

Question 9

In a low mortality society such as the United States, the principal causes of death are related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  infectious diseases. 
B)  pregnancy-related diseases. 
C)  noncommunicable conditions. 
D)  injuries. 
A)  infectious diseases. 
B)  pregnancy-related diseases. 
C)  noncommunicable conditions. 
D)  injuries.

Question 10

Which of the following characteristics is least predictive of low levels of mortality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher social status rather than lower 
B)  Urban residence rather than rural 
C)  Higher levels of education rather than lower 
D)  Being married rather than divorced 
A)  Higher social status rather than lower 
B)  Urban residence rather than rural 
C)  Higher levels of education rather than lower 
D)  Being married rather than divorced

Given the current world averages, an infant mortality rate of 100 would be considered low.

Life expectancy during the Roman era was probably little more than ___ years:

The plague was hitting Spain at about the same time that Spaniards were spreading disease to the Americas.

The health and mortality transition does NOT typically involve which of the following?

If everyone survived to age 100 and then died shortly after that, the process would be called:

The oldest verified age to which a human has ever lived is just over:

The most important "real" causes of death in the United States are related to:

World War II was a turning point in world mortality decline because:

In a low mortality society such as the United States, the principal causes of death are related to:

Which of the following characteristics is least predictive of low levels of mortality?

Introduction to Demography

Global Population Trends

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

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 5: The Health and Mortality Transition

Given the current world averages, an infant mortality rate of 100 would be considered low.

Life expectancy during the Roman era was probably little more than ___ years:

The plague was hitting Spain at about the same time that Spaniards were spreading disease to the Americas.

The health and mortality transition does NOT typically involve which of the following?

If everyone survived to age 100 and then died shortly after that, the process would be called:

The oldest verified age to which a human has ever lived is just over:

The most important "real" causes of death in the United States are related to:

World War II was a turning point in world mortality decline because:

In a low mortality society such as the United States, the principal causes of death are related to:

Which of the following characteristics is least predictive of low levels of mortality?

Introduction to Demography

Global Population Trends

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

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