Question 1

Summarize the main stages of the demographic transition.

Accepted Answer

The demographic transition is a model th

Question 2

Which is not true?

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A)  The epidemiologic transition focuses on distinctive health threats in each stage of the demographic transition. 
B)  The Black Plague occurred in Stage 1. 
C)  In the 19th and 20th century, Cholera has been a troubling pandemic primarily in Stage 1 countries. 
D)  Stage 4 countries have experience an increase in obesity. 
E)  The incidents of cancer increase in Stage 3 primarily because there are more old people. 
A)  The epidemiologic transition focuses on distinctive health threats in each stage of the demographic transition. 
B)  The Black Plague occurred in Stage 1. 
C)  In the 19th and 20th century, Cholera has been a troubling pandemic primarily in Stage 1 countries. 
D)  Stage 4 countries have experience an increase in obesity. 
E)  The incidents of cancer increase in Stage 3 primarily because there are more old people.

Question 3

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been

Accepted Answer

A)  avian flu. 
B)  AIDS. 
C)  malaria. 
D)  cholera. 
E)  SARS. 
A)  avian flu. 
B)  AIDS. 
C)  malaria. 
D)  cholera. 
E)  SARS.

Question 4

What can you say about the distribution of population concentration in Brazil?

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A)  very evenly distributed throughout the country 
B)  People tend to live near the coastal regions. 
C)  mostly in the North part of the country 
D)  in the highland areas 
E)  in the coffee producing areas 
A)  very evenly distributed throughout the country 
B)  People tend to live near the coastal regions. 
C)  mostly in the North part of the country 
D)  in the highland areas 
E)  in the coffee producing areas

Question 5

The ________ is the number of people who are too young or too old to work,compared to the number of people in their productive years.

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A)  fertility rate 
B)  poverty level 
C)  infant mortality rate 
D)  population pyramid 
E)  dependency ratio 
A)  fertility rate 
B)  poverty level 
C)  infant mortality rate 
D)  population pyramid 
E)  dependency ratio

Question 6

One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that

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A)  the natural increase rate is larger every year. 
B)  there are fewer people in the world now than at the peak in the middle of the twentieth century. 
C)  the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. 
D)  people are uniformly distributed across Earth. 
E)  the less developed countries have the highest combined crude death rate. 
A)  the natural increase rate is larger every year. 
B)  there are fewer people in the world now than at the peak in the middle of the twentieth century. 
C)  the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. 
D)  people are uniformly distributed across Earth. 
E)  the less developed countries have the highest combined crude death rate.

Question 7

A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a

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A)  high physiological density. 
B)  low physiological density. 
C)  high agricultural density. 
D)  low agricultural density. 
E)  low arithmetic density. 
A)  high physiological density. 
B)  low physiological density. 
C)  high agricultural density. 
D)  low agricultural density. 
E)  low arithmetic density.

Question 8

Land suited for agriculture is called

Accepted Answer

A)  population density. 
B)  agricultural density. 
C)  physiological density. 
D)  arid land. 
E)  arable land. 
A)  population density. 
B)  agricultural density. 
C)  physiological density. 
D)  arid land. 
E)  arable land.

Question 9

Arranging a country's population along a bar graph representing ages and genders creates a population

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A)  pyramid. 
B)  graph. 
C)  demograph. 
D)  map. 
E)  line. 
A)  pyramid. 
B)  graph. 
C)  demograph. 
D)  map. 
E)  line.

Question 10

Which stage of the epidemiological transition is known as the stage of "degenerative diseases"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage 1 
B)  Stage 2 
C)  Stage 3 
D)  Stage 4 
E)  Stage 5 
A)  Stage 1 
B)  Stage 2 
C)  Stage 3 
D)  Stage 4 
E)  Stage 5

Question 11

What evidence is there for an emergence of Stage 5 of the epidemiologic transition?

Accepted Answer

The epidemiologic transition model descr

Question 12

Which of the following is not a reason for the reemergence of infectious diseases?

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty 
B)  evolution 
C)  improved travel 
D)  improved medicine 
A)  poverty 
B)  evolution 
C)  improved travel 
D)  improved medicine

Question 13

Dr.John Snow found that cholera cases in London were

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A)  spatially associated with a certain public wells. 
B)  being punished for their sins. 
C)  transmitted through the air in contagious diffusion. 
D)  spread through trade routes by infected rats. 
A)  spatially associated with a certain public wells. 
B)  being punished for their sins. 
C)  transmitted through the air in contagious diffusion. 
D)  spread through trade routes by infected rats.

Question 14

The number of people who are too young or too old to work in a society compared to the number of working age people is the

Accepted Answer

A)  dependency ratio. 
B)  life expectancy. 
C)  population pyramid. 
D)  sex ratio. 
E)  demographic ratio. 
A)  dependency ratio. 
B)  life expectancy. 
C)  population pyramid. 
D)  sex ratio. 
E)  demographic ratio.

Question 15

The most common measure of density,the number of people per area of land,is known as ________ density.

Accepted Answer

A)  arithmetic 
B)  physiological 
C)  mathematic 
D)  geometric 
E)  agricultural 
A)  arithmetic 
B)  physiological 
C)  mathematic 
D)  geometric 
E)  agricultural

Question 16

Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  cold lands 
B)  dry lands 
C)  warm lands 
D)  wet lands 
E)  high lands 
A)  cold lands 
B)  dry lands 
C)  warm lands 
D)  wet lands 
E)  high lands

Question 17

What three reasons are used to explain the possible emergence of a Stage 5 epidemiologic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty, increased knowledge, evolution 
B)  poverty, evolution, increased connections 
C)  wars, evolution, lack of financial aid 
D)  wealth, evolution, increased connections 
E)  wealth, increased connections, less productive agriculture 
A)  poverty, increased knowledge, evolution 
B)  poverty, evolution, increased connections 
C)  wars, evolution, lack of financial aid 
D)  wealth, evolution, increased connections 
E)  wealth, increased connections, less productive agriculture

Question 18

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is

Accepted Answer

A)  crude birth rate. 
B)  crude death rate. 
C)  total fertility rate. 
D)  natural increase rate. 
E)  increasing in more developed countries. 
A)  crude birth rate. 
B)  crude death rate. 
C)  total fertility rate. 
D)  natural increase rate. 
E)  increasing in more developed countries.

Question 19

The percentage by which a population grows in a year is called ________.Most of this growth occurs in ________ countries.The Continent with the highest rate is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  growth rate, populated, South Asia 
B)  doubling time, populated, Asia 
C)  natural increase rate, industrial, Asia 
D)  natural increase rate, developing, Africa 
E)  doubling time, developing, Africa 
A)  growth rate, populated, South Asia 
B)  doubling time, populated, Asia 
C)  natural increase rate, industrial, Asia 
D)  natural increase rate, developing, Africa 
E)  doubling time, developing, Africa

Question 20

Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 15.In what stage of the demographic transition is this country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage 1 
B)  Stage 2 
C)  Stage 3 
D)  Stage 4 
E)  Stage 5 
A)  Stage 1 
B)  Stage 2 
C)  Stage 3 
D)  Stage 4 
E)  Stage 5

Summarize the main stages of the demographic transition.

Which is not true?

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been

What can you say about the distribution of population concentration in Brazil?

The ________ is the number of people who are too young or too old to work,compared to the number of people in their productive years.

One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that

A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a

Land suited for agriculture is called

Arranging a country's population along a bar graph representing ages and genders creates a population

Which stage of the epidemiological transition is known as the stage of "degenerative diseases"?

What evidence is there for an emergence of Stage 5 of the epidemiologic transition?

Which of the following is not a reason for the reemergence of infectious diseases?

Dr.John Snow found that cholera cases in London were

The number of people who are too young or too old to work in a society compared to the number of working age people is the

The most common measure of density,the number of people per area of land,is known as ________ density.

Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?

What three reasons are used to explain the possible emergence of a Stage 5 epidemiologic transition?

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is

The percentage by which a population grows in a year is called .Most of this growth occurs in countries.The Continent with the highest rate is .

Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 15.In what stage of the demographic transition is this country?

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Summarize the main stages of the demographic transition.

Which is not true?

The most lethal epidemic in recent years has been

What can you say about the distribution of population concentration in Brazil?

The ________ is the number of people who are too young or too old to work,compared to the number of people in their productive years.

One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that

A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a

Land suited for agriculture is called

Arranging a country's population along a bar graph representing ages and genders creates a population

Which stage of the epidemiological transition is known as the stage of "degenerative diseases"?

What evidence is there for an emergence of Stage 5 of the epidemiologic transition?

Which of the following is not a reason for the reemergence of infectious diseases?

Dr.John Snow found that cholera cases in London were

The number of people who are too young or too old to work in a society compared to the number of working age people is the

The most common measure of density,the number of people per area of land,is known as ________ density.

Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?

What three reasons are used to explain the possible emergence of a Stage 5 epidemiologic transition?

The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is

The percentage by which a population grows in a year is called ________.Most of this growth occurs in ________ countries.The Continent with the highest rate is ________.

Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 15.In what stage of the demographic transition is this country?

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The percentage by which a population grows in a year is called .Most of this growth occurs in countries.The Continent with the highest rate is .