Question 1

The short-term impact of an increase in migration on the age structure is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make it younger. 
B)  make it older. 
C)  make it bulge in the middle. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  make it younger. 
B)  make it older. 
C)  make it bulge in the middle. 
D)  None of the above

Question 2

If we are comparing the rate of pregnancy-related deaths among young adult women now with rates from 50 years ago, we are most likely trying to understand the:

Accepted Answer

A)  age effect. 
B)  period effect. 
C)  cohort effect. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  age effect. 
B)  period effect. 
C)  cohort effect. 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is not necessarily characteristic of the age transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  A shift from a very young population to an older population 
B)  A so-called demographic dividend 
C)  A shift from a male majority to a female majority 
D)  A middle stage with a large young adult population 
A)  A shift from a very young population to an older population 
B)  A so-called demographic dividend 
C)  A shift from a male majority to a female majority 
D)  A middle stage with a large young adult population

Question 4

The idea that different behavior is expected of people according to their age is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  age discrimination. 
B)  cohort influences on the age structure. 
C)  Marxian thought. 
D)  age stratification. 
A)  age discrimination. 
B)  cohort influences on the age structure. 
C)  Marxian thought. 
D)  age stratification.

Question 5

Which of the following countries has the youngest age structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  United States 
A)  Italy 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  United States

Question 6

Which of the following is the most detailed method of projecting a population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cohort component method 
B)  Components of growth method 
C)  Extrapolation method 
D)  Demographic analysis method 
A)  Cohort component method 
B)  Components of growth method 
C)  Extrapolation method 
D)  Demographic analysis method

Question 7

The high sex ratio at birth in China is probably a side-effect of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the widespread use of abortion as a method of birth control. 
B)  the popularity of the IUD as a contraceptive. 
C)  the pressure in Chinese society to have daughters. 
D)  the one-child policy. 
A)  the widespread use of abortion as a method of birth control. 
B)  the popularity of the IUD as a contraceptive. 
C)  the pressure in Chinese society to have daughters. 
D)  the one-child policy.

Question 8

The single most important influence on the percent of the population that is older is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the fertility rate. 
B)  the mortality rate. 
C)  the migration rate. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  the fertility rate. 
B)  the mortality rate. 
C)  the migration rate. 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

If all people aged 65 and older lived in the same country, it would be the third most populous country in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A society that has a high proportion of middle-aged people is likely to be economically wealthier than a society that has a high proportion of children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The short-term impact of an increase in migration on the age structure is to:

If we are comparing the rate of pregnancy-related deaths among young adult women now with rates from 50 years ago, we are most likely trying to understand the:

Which of the following is not necessarily characteristic of the age transition?

The idea that different behavior is expected of people according to their age is an example of:

Which of the following countries has the youngest age structure?

Which of the following is the most detailed method of projecting a population?

The high sex ratio at birth in China is probably a side-effect of:

The single most important influence on the percent of the population that is older is:

If all people aged 65 and older lived in the same country, it would be the third most populous country in the world.

A society that has a high proportion of middle-aged people is likely to be economically wealthier than a society that has a high proportion of children.

Introduction to Demography

Global Population Trends

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Urban Transition

The Family and Household Transition

Population and the Environment

Coping With Demographic Change

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Exam 8: The Age Transition

The short-term impact of an increase in migration on the age structure is to:

If we are comparing the rate of pregnancy-related deaths among young adult women now with rates from 50 years ago, we are most likely trying to understand the:

Which of the following is not necessarily characteristic of the age transition?

The idea that different behavior is expected of people according to their age is an example of:

Which of the following countries has the youngest age structure?

Which of the following is the most detailed method of projecting a population?

The high sex ratio at birth in China is probably a side-effect of:

The single most important influence on the percent of the population that is older is:

If all people aged 65 and older lived in the same country, it would be the third most populous country in the world.

A society that has a high proportion of middle-aged people is likely to be economically wealthier than a society that has a high proportion of children.

Introduction to Demography

Global Population Trends

Demographic Perspectives

Demographic Data

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Urban Transition

The Family and Household Transition

Population and the Environment

Coping With Demographic Change

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