Question 1

Which of the following best defines the term demographic transition ?

Accepted Answer

A) A high mortality rate will continue in Western nations. 
B) When parents stop viewing children as an economic necessity. 
C) When parents continue to have more children because of a need for social security in old age. 
D) The non-Western world began industrialization and rural laborers migrated to the cities. 
E) The non-Western world will experience an immigration influx due to land resources. 
A) A high mortality rate will continue in Western nations. 
B) When parents stop viewing children as an economic necessity. 
C) When parents continue to have more children because of a need for social security in old age. 
D) The non-Western world began industrialization and rural laborers migrated to the cities. 
E) The non-Western world will experience an immigration influx due to land resources.

Question 2

What are the characteristics of a non-Western society? What are some of the problems unique to such regions?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 3

Which of the following African nations have NOT experienced famines and banditry in recent times?

Accepted Answer

A) Guinea 
B) Rawanda 
C) Liberia 
D) Sierra Leone 
E) Uganda 
A) Guinea 
B) Rawanda 
C) Liberia 
D) Sierra Leone 
E) Uganda

Question 4

Term for identification: Third World

Accepted Answer

The term "Third World" originated during

Question 5

For the most part, which of the following statements best describes Third World countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Making significant headway today economically. 
B) Improving the health of their people. 
C) Supporting the upward mobility of their citizens. 
D) Heavily dependent on the developed countries. 
E) Better off than they were when the Soviet Union still existed. 
A) Making significant headway today economically. 
B) Improving the health of their people. 
C) Supporting the upward mobility of their citizens. 
D) Heavily dependent on the developed countries. 
E) Better off than they were when the Soviet Union still existed.

Question 6

The Aswan Dam project has resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) irrigation of greater acreage 
B) an increase in supplies of fish 
C) massive epidemics 
D) increasing acreage of upstream farmlands 
E) a decline in Mediterranean fish stocks 
A) irrigation of greater acreage 
B) an increase in supplies of fish 
C) massive epidemics 
D) increasing acreage of upstream farmlands 
E) a decline in Mediterranean fish stocks

Question 7

What position did the US take over the French colonial rule in Indochina?

Accepted Answer

A) The US backed the French war to maintain colonial rule. 
B) The US backed the people of Indochina against the French war. 
C) The US maintained a position of neutrality. 
D) The US pressured France to grant independence. 
E) The US maintained an undeclared state of war. 
A) The US backed the French war to maintain colonial rule. 
B) The US backed the people of Indochina against the French war. 
C) The US maintained a position of neutrality. 
D) The US pressured France to grant independence. 
E) The US maintained an undeclared state of war.

Question 8

Somalia, Ethiopia, and Dar Fur in the Sudan make up part of the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Dar Fur in the...

Question 9

What geographical regions have always held the majority of the human population?

Accepted Answer

A) the major island nations 
B) Europe and the Indian subcontinent 
C) North America and Europe 
D) Africa and Asia 
E) North and South America 
A) the major island nations 
B) Europe and the Indian subcontinent 
C) North America and Europe 
D) Africa and Asia 
E) North and South America

Question 10

Which European nation was the last remaining colonial power?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Great Britain 
C) Belgium 
D) Netherlands 
E) Soviet Union 
A) France 
B) Great Britain 
C) Belgium 
D) Netherlands 
E) Soviet Union

Question 11

After World War II, Vietnam struggled for independence under the communist leader ____________ ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After World War II, Vietnam struggled for...

Question 12

In the Middle East, what is one of the best examples of the implementation of technology without careful thought for the overall consequences?

Accepted Answer

A) the Suez Canal 
B) the introduction of cotton 
C) the Aswan Dam 
D) the Three Gorges Dam 
E) Victoria Falls 
A) the Suez Canal 
B) the introduction of cotton 
C) the Aswan Dam 
D) the Three Gorges Dam 
E) Victoria Falls

Question 13

Term for identification: Atlantic Charter

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal polic

Question 14

Term for identification: Ho Chi Minh

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese revolutiona

Question 15

Term for identification: Sahel

Accepted Answer

The term "Sahel" refers to a geographic

Question 16

The ____________________ is when parents stop viewing more children as an economic necessity and instead produce fewer better-cared for children.​

Accepted Answer

demographi

Exam 47: Decolonization of the Non-Western World

Which of the following best defines the term demographic transition ?

What are the characteristics of a non-Western society? What are some of the problems unique to such regions?

Which of the following African nations have NOT experienced famines and banditry in recent times?

Term for identification: Third World

For the most part, which of the following statements best describes Third World countries?

The Aswan Dam project has resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

What position did the US take over the French colonial rule in Indochina?

Somalia, Ethiopia, and Dar Fur in the Sudan make up part of the ____________________.

What geographical regions have always held the majority of the human population?

Which European nation was the last remaining colonial power?

After World War II, Vietnam struggled for independence under the communist leader ____________ ________.

In the Middle East, what is one of the best examples of the implementation of technology without careful thought for the overall consequences?

Term for identification: Atlantic Charter

Term for identification: Ho Chi Minh

Term for identification: Sahel

The ____________________ is when parents stop viewing more children as an economic necessity and instead produce fewer better-cared for children.​

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