Question 1

What is the WHO, and how has it responded to global health issues?

Accepted Answer

$\bullet$World Health Organization: part of United Nations structure
$\bullet$Immunization programs (polio)
$\bullet$HIV/AIDS more difficult because of the cost of drugs; focuses on education rather than eradication

Question 2

How is the HIV/AIDS epidemic an example of cooperation, conflict, globalization, and/or fragmentation?

Accepted Answer

$\bullet$HIV/AIDS is considered the most pressing health issue for the global community.
$\bullet$Cooperation: illustrated in efforts to address the epidemic (WHO concentrates on promoting awareness; established the Global Program on AIDS and other international organizations)
$\bullet$Conflict: some states have reacted to AIDS by denying the problem exists; blame disease on foreigners; have enacted strict travel restrictions and screening procedures
$\bullet$Globalization: HIV/AIDS illustrates how the problem is global and can be transmitted across states' boundaries; trends include eastern Europe and Asia as the sex trade and drug use increase
$\bullet$Fragmentation: people within societies are often ostracized; rich states are better able to treat than poor states

Question 3

One problem associated with megacities is

Accepted Answer

A)  Availability of affordable housing. 
B)  Rising crime rates. 
C)  Lack of appropriate infrastructure. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Availability of affordable housing. 
B)  Rising crime rates. 
C)  Lack of appropriate infrastructure. 
D)  All of the above. D

Question 4

Potential problems associated with youth bulges include

Accepted Answer

A)  Unemployment. 
B)  Riots and violent demonstrations. 
C)  Terrorism. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Unemployment. 
B)  Riots and violent demonstrations. 
C)  Terrorism. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 5

Define and explain the significance of replacement-level fertility.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Nativist movements are in favor of

Accepted Answer

A)  Allowing more immigration into their countries. 
B)  Creating new jobs for immigrants. 
C)  Restricting immigration. 
D)  Allowing only natives of a country to immigrate. 
A)  Allowing more immigration into their countries. 
B)  Creating new jobs for immigrants. 
C)  Restricting immigration. 
D)  Allowing only natives of a country to immigrate.

Question 7

U.S. citizens' tolerance of economic immigrants

Accepted Answer

A)  Is based on current needs. 
B)  Is based on the East-West ideology of the Cold War. 
C)  Is constant. 
D)  Is cyclical. 
A)  Is based on current needs. 
B)  Is based on the East-West ideology of the Cold War. 
C)  Is constant. 
D)  Is cyclical.

Question 8

Define demographic transition and explain how it is a human issue.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Tropical diseases include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  AIDS 
B)  Measles 
C)  Malaria 
D)  Polio 
A)  AIDS 
B)  Measles 
C)  Malaria 
D)  Polio

Question 10

During the Cold War, which country cut off aid to NGOs that supported abortion as part of their family-planning programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  The United States 
C)  The Soviet Union 
D)  The United Kingdom 
A)  Mexico 
B)  The United States 
C)  The Soviet Union 
D)  The United Kingdom

Question 11

Briefly explain the primary debate regarding abortion.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which of the following best describes the plight of refugees today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their numbers have been declining as the United Nations has taken a more active role in world affairs. 
B)  Refugees may be displaced within their own countries or flee to neighboring states or regions. 
C)  Refugees come equally from the developed world and developing world. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Their numbers have been declining as the United Nations has taken a more active role in world affairs. 
B)  Refugees may be displaced within their own countries or flee to neighboring states or regions. 
C)  Refugees come equally from the developed world and developing world. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 13

The top donor in 2011 to the United Nations Population Fund was

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  The United States. 
D)  Japan. 
A)  Sweden. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  The United States. 
D)  Japan.

Question 14

What is human trafficking, and what are the consequences?

Accepted Answer

Human trafficking is the illegal trade o

Question 15

________ refers to money that migrants send back to their home country.

Accepted Answer

A)  Extra income 
B)  Remittance income 
C)  Remittance pay 
D)  Remittance transition 
A)  Extra income 
B)  Remittance income 
C)  Remittance pay 
D)  Remittance transition

Question 16

By the end of the twentieth century, the world's population was nearly _________ the size in 1900.

Accepted Answer

A)  One half 
B)  Two times 
C)  Three times 
D)  Four times 
A)  One half 
B)  Two times 
C)  Three times 
D)  Four times

Question 17

One of the most effective ways of curbing rapid population growth is

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing immigration. 
B)  Increasing the world's food supply. 
C)  Instituting family-planning programs. 
D)  Developing advanced medical technology. 
A)  Increasing immigration. 
B)  Increasing the world's food supply. 
C)  Instituting family-planning programs. 
D)  Developing advanced medical technology.

Question 18

International efforts to deal with AIDS have concentrated primarily on

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevention. 
B)  Cure. 
C)  Immunization. 
D)  Eradication. 
A)  Prevention. 
B)  Cure. 
C)  Immunization. 
D)  Eradication.

Question 19

Demographic transition refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Changes in the birth and death rates. 
B)  Changes in the level of democracy. 
C)  Changes in the level of urbanization. 
D)  Changes in a nation's borders. 
A)  Changes in the birth and death rates. 
B)  Changes in the level of democracy. 
C)  Changes in the level of urbanization. 
D)  Changes in a nation's borders.

Question 20

The only country to withhold funds to the United Nations Population Fund for political rather than financial reasons was

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union. 
B)  The United Kingdom. 
C)  The United States. 
D)  China. 
A)  The Soviet Union. 
B)  The United Kingdom. 
C)  The United States. 
D)  China.

What is the WHO, and how has it responded to global health issues?

How is the HIV/AIDS epidemic an example of cooperation, conflict, globalization, and/or fragmentation?

One problem associated with megacities is

Potential problems associated with youth bulges include

Define and explain the significance of replacement-level fertility.

Nativist movements are in favor of

U.S. citizens' tolerance of economic immigrants

Define demographic transition and explain how it is a human issue.

Tropical diseases include which of the following?

During the Cold War, which country cut off aid to NGOs that supported abortion as part of their family-planning programs?

Briefly explain the primary debate regarding abortion.

Which of the following best describes the plight of refugees today?

The top donor in 2011 to the United Nations Population Fund was

What is human trafficking, and what are the consequences?

________ refers to money that migrants send back to their home country.

By the end of the twentieth century, the world's population was nearly _________ the size in 1900.

One of the most effective ways of curbing rapid population growth is

International efforts to deal with AIDS have concentrated primarily on

Demographic transition refers to

The only country to withhold funds to the United Nations Population Fund for political rather than financial reasons was

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Exam 11: Human Issues: Demographic Trends

What is the WHO, and how has it responded to global health issues?

How is the HIV/AIDS epidemic an example of cooperation, conflict, globalization, and/or fragmentation?

One problem associated with megacities is

Potential problems associated with youth bulges include

Define and explain the significance of replacement-level fertility.

Nativist movements are in favor of

U.S. citizens' tolerance of economic immigrants

Define demographic transition and explain how it is a human issue.

Tropical diseases include which of the following?

During the Cold War, which country cut off aid to NGOs that supported abortion as part of their family-planning programs?

Briefly explain the primary debate regarding abortion.

Which of the following best describes the plight of refugees today?

The top donor in 2011 to the United Nations Population Fund was

What is human trafficking, and what are the consequences?

________ refers to money that migrants send back to their home country.

By the end of the twentieth century, the world's population was nearly _________ the size in 1900.

One of the most effective ways of curbing rapid population growth is

International efforts to deal with AIDS have concentrated primarily on

Demographic transition refers to

The only country to withhold funds to the United Nations Population Fund for political rather than financial reasons was

World Politics: Complexity and Competing Processes

Theory and World Politics

World Politics and Economics: 1648 1945

World Politics and Economics: the Cold War

Imperialism and Its Survivors

Globalization and Fragmentation in a New World Order: 1991 to the Present

Security Theory and Practice

Contemporary Security Issues

World Politics: Trade and Investment

World Politics: Development

Resource Issues

Global Governance: International Law and Organizations

World Politics in Context

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