Question 1

During Stage 4 (a postindustrial economy) of the demographic transition,

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A) birth rates are very low, but death rates increase. 
B) the birth rate falls into line with the death rate, and population growth slows down. 
C) birth rates remain very high, and the death rate declines even further. 
D) birth and the death rates are both low, so there is little or no natural increase in population. 
A) birth rates are very low, but death rates increase. 
B) the birth rate falls into line with the death rate, and population growth slows down. 
C) birth rates remain very high, and the death rate declines even further. 
D) birth and the death rates are both low, so there is little or no natural increase in population.

Question 2

Which term refers to the level of reproduction that maintains population at a steady state?

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A) inert fertility 
B) zero fertility rate 
C) zero population growth 
D) demographic balance 
A) inert fertility 
B) zero fertility rate 
C) zero population growth 
D) demographic balance

Question 3

Some severe poverty exists in the United States; but in low-income nations, what the United Nations calls severe poverty may affect

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A) 5 percent of all people. 
B) 15 percent of all people. 
C) 40 percent of all people. 
D) the entire population. 
A) 5 percent of all people. 
B) 15 percent of all people. 
C) 40 percent of all people. 
D) the entire population.

Question 4

How and why do Malthusian theory and demographic transition theory lead to different conclusions about the future of global population? Which theory do you find more persuasive? Why?

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-Thomas Malthus (1766-1834) offered a si

Question 5

Most of the low-income nations of the world are located in

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A) North America. 
B) Latin America. 
C) Africa or Asia. 
D) Europe. 
A) North America. 
B) Latin America. 
C) Africa or Asia. 
D) Europe.

Question 6

In India, Thailand, and some African nations, families marry off women against their will, with many ending up as slaves performing work for their husband's family or forced into prostitution. This practice falls into which of the following categories?

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A) servile forms of marriage 
B) indentured slavery 
C) chattel slavery 
D) debt bondage 
A) servile forms of marriage 
B) indentured slavery 
C) chattel slavery 
D) debt bondage

Question 7

In 2014, the world's three richest people, each with at least $60 billion in wealth, have the same wealth as all the people in

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A) the world's poorest country. 
B) the world's two poorest countries. 
C) the world's 25 poorest countries. 
D) 110 of the world's 194 countries. 
A) the world's poorest country. 
B) the world's two poorest countries. 
C) the world's 25 poorest countries. 
D) 110 of the world's 194 countries.

Question 8

How does each of these political points of view-conservative, liberal, and radical left, understand global inequality and poverty in the world? What solutions are favored by each point of view?

Accepted Answer

-Radical-Left View: The world's wealth i

Question 9

Who was the English economist, clergyman, and pioneer demographer who predicted in 1798 that population would increase geometrically, but food production would increase arithmetically?

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A) Herbert Spencer 
B) Charles Horton Cooley 
C) Thomas Robert Malthus 
D) Robert Michels 
A) Herbert Spencer 
B) Charles Horton Cooley 
C) Thomas Robert Malthus 
D) Robert Michels

Question 10

In the United States, a home that lacks a telephone or a television set is the rare exception. Not being able to afford a television set in a wealthy country illustrates

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A) immediate poverty. 
B) temporary poverty. 
C) absolute poverty. 
D) relative poverty. 
A) immediate poverty. 
B) temporary poverty. 
C) absolute poverty. 
D) relative poverty.

Question 11

Which term refers to the process by which some nations enrich themselves through the direct political and economic control of other nations?

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A) modernization 
B) neocolonialism 
C) colonialism 
D) assimilation 
A) modernization 
B) neocolonialism 
C) colonialism 
D) assimilation

Question 12

How does modernization theory explain global inequality? How does world system theory explain global inequality differently? What can we learn from each approach that might help address the issue of global economic inequality?

Accepted Answer

-Modernization Theory (Structural-Functi

Question 13

According to the International Labour Organization, the number of people in the world living in conditions that amount to slavery is estimated to be about

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A) 20,000. 
B) 2 million. 
C) 20 million. 
D) 2 billion. 
A) 20,000. 
B) 2 million. 
C) 20 million. 
D) 2 billion.

Question 14

Which rate results from dividing the number of deaths of children under one year of age by the number of live births during the same year, then multiplying the result by 1,000?

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A) infant mortality rate 
B) crude infant death rate 
C) crib death rate 
D) abortion rate 
A) infant mortality rate 
B) crude infant death rate 
C) crib death rate 
D) abortion rate

Question 15

Which theory is a model of economic development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor societies by rich societies?

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A) modernization theory 
B) world system theory 
C) neocolonial theory 
D) structural-functional theory 
A) modernization theory 
B) world system theory 
C) neocolonial theory 
D) structural-functional theory

Question 16

What is calculated by dividing the number of live births in a year by the society's total population, and then multiplying the result by 1,000?

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A) refined fertility rate 
B) crude birth rate 
C) population-growth rate 
D) childbearing rate 
A) refined fertility rate 
B) crude birth rate 
C) population-growth rate 
D) childbearing rate

Question 17

Critics of modernization theory

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A) see the approach as an attack on capitalism. 
B) claim that using developed countries as the standard for the rest of the world is helpful for less-developed countries' growth. 
C) point out that the approach says little about the ways in which rich nations often prevent poor countries from developing. 
D) agree that poor societies are responsible for their own poverty. 
A) see the approach as an attack on capitalism. 
B) claim that using developed countries as the standard for the rest of the world is helpful for less-developed countries' growth. 
C) point out that the approach says little about the ways in which rich nations often prevent poor countries from developing. 
D) agree that poor societies are responsible for their own poverty.

Question 18

A factory owner enslaves workers of all ages by paying them too little to cover their debts; this practice illustrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) servile forms of marriage. 
B) child slavery. 
C) debt bondage. 
D) chattel slavery. 
A) servile forms of marriage. 
B) child slavery. 
C) debt bondage. 
D) chattel slavery.

Question 19

Which term refers to the study of human population?

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A) demography 
B) popology 
C) human ecology 
D) ethnology 
A) demography 
B) popology 
C) human ecology 
D) ethnology

Question 20

What term refers to a lack of resources that most other people take for granted?

Accepted Answer

A) absolute poverty 
B) temporary poverty 
C) relative poverty 
D) immediate poverty 
A) absolute poverty 
B) temporary poverty 
C) relative poverty 
D) immediate poverty

During Stage 4 (a postindustrial economy) of the demographic transition,

Which term refers to the level of reproduction that maintains population at a steady state?

Some severe poverty exists in the United States; but in low-income nations, what the United Nations calls severe poverty may affect

How and why do Malthusian theory and demographic transition theory lead to different conclusions about the future of global population? Which theory do you find more persuasive? Why?

Most of the low-income nations of the world are located in

In India, Thailand, and some African nations, families marry off women against their will, with many ending up as slaves performing work for their husband's family or forced into prostitution. This practice falls into which of the following categories?

In 2014, the world's three richest people, each with at least $60 billion in wealth, have the same wealth as all the people in

How does each of these political points of view-conservative, liberal, and radical left, understand global inequality and poverty in the world? What solutions are favored by each point of view?

Who was the English economist, clergyman, and pioneer demographer who predicted in 1798 that population would increase geometrically, but food production would increase arithmetically?

In the United States, a home that lacks a telephone or a television set is the rare exception. Not being able to afford a television set in a wealthy country illustrates

Which term refers to the process by which some nations enrich themselves through the direct political and economic control of other nations?

How does modernization theory explain global inequality? How does world system theory explain global inequality differently? What can we learn from each approach that might help address the issue of global economic inequality?

According to the International Labour Organization, the number of people in the world living in conditions that amount to slavery is estimated to be about

Which rate results from dividing the number of deaths of children under one year of age by the number of live births during the same year, then multiplying the result by 1,000?

Which theory is a model of economic development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor societies by rich societies?

What is calculated by dividing the number of live births in a year by the society's total population, and then multiplying the result by 1,000?

Critics of modernization theory

A factory owner enslaves workers of all ages by paying them too little to cover their debts; this practice illustrates the concept of

Which term refers to the study of human population?

What term refers to a lack of resources that most other people take for granted?

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Exam 15: Population and Global Inequality

During Stage 4 (a postindustrial economy) of the demographic transition,

Which term refers to the level of reproduction that maintains population at a steady state?

Some severe poverty exists in the United States; but in low-income nations, what the United Nations calls severe poverty may affect

How and why do Malthusian theory and demographic transition theory lead to different conclusions about the future of global population? Which theory do you find more persuasive? Why?

Most of the low-income nations of the world are located in

In India, Thailand, and some African nations, families marry off women against their will, with many ending up as slaves performing work for their husband's family or forced into prostitution. This practice falls into which of the following categories?

In 2014, the world's three richest people, each with at least $60 billion in wealth, have the same wealth as all the people in

How does each of these political points of view-conservative, liberal, and radical left, understand global inequality and poverty in the world? What solutions are favored by each point of view?

Who was the English economist, clergyman, and pioneer demographer who predicted in 1798 that population would increase geometrically, but food production would increase arithmetically?

In the United States, a home that lacks a telephone or a television set is the rare exception. Not being able to afford a television set in a wealthy country illustrates

Which term refers to the process by which some nations enrich themselves through the direct political and economic control of other nations?

How does modernization theory explain global inequality? How does world system theory explain global inequality differently? What can we learn from each approach that might help address the issue of global economic inequality?

According to the International Labour Organization, the number of people in the world living in conditions that amount to slavery is estimated to be about

Which rate results from dividing the number of deaths of children under one year of age by the number of live births during the same year, then multiplying the result by 1,000?

Which theory is a model of economic development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor societies by rich societies?

What is calculated by dividing the number of live births in a year by the society's total population, and then multiplying the result by 1,000?

Critics of modernization theory

A factory owner enslaves workers of all ages by paying them too little to cover their debts; this practice illustrates the concept of

Which term refers to the study of human population?

What term refers to a lack of resources that most other people take for granted?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Poverty and Wealth

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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