Quiz 20 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

Approximately, when did the first billion of population occur in the world?
a) 1 CE
b) 1500 CE
c) 1800 CE
d) 1920 CE

Question 2:

Which country currently has the lowest fertility rate in the world?
a) Canada
b) Korea
c) Germany
d) Italy

Question 3:

The age distribution of a developing nation would be best characterized as a
a) true pyramid.
b) constrictive pyramid.
c) stationary pyramid.
d) wider at the top than the bottom.

Question 4:

Due to the profound shortage of females in China
a) it is becoming more common for women to have more than one husband.
b) young males are turning to other men for sexual gratification.
c) young males are committing suicide at greater rates than in the past.
d) incest is becoming more common.

Question 5:

Which stage of demographic transition is characterized by low birthrates and death rates with little population growth?
a) transition stage
b) post-transition stage
c) pre-transition stage
d) contemporary stage

Question 6:

Mexico as a less developed transitional society could be characterized today as having a
a) moderate birth rate and low death rate.
b) low birth rate and low death rate.
c) low birth rate and high death rate.
d) high birth rate and moderate death rate.

Question 7:

Malthus proposed that the population could be kept in equilibrium through which means?
a) birth control and positive checks
b) abortion and disease
c) moral restraint and positive checks
d) birth control and moral restraint

Question 8:

A criticism of Malthus' theory is
a) his underestimation of humanity's ability to overcome difficult problems.
b) his underestimation of the process of science, especially in food production.
c) that a form of birth control has always been used.
d) all of the above.

Question 9:

Marx believed that large families were directly linked to
a) certain ideologies enforced by the church.
b) poverty.
c) institutional ideologies of the time.
d) the mode of production in the society.

Question 10:

In which decade did Canada's total fertility rate drop to the lowest in history? In the
a) 1920s.
b) 1940s.
c) 1980s.
d) 2000s.

Question 11:

The contemporary perspective advocates that
a) the world population is a key source of human predicaments.
b) the world population is growing at a manageable rate.
c) consumerism and globalization of capital of developed nations is the reason for overpopulation.
d) urban problems are key to increases in world populations.

Question 12:

According to the United Nations, AIDS has become the leading cause of death for adults aged ___________ worldwide.
a) 12-30
b) 15-59
c) 30-69
d) 44-59

Question 13:

According to the author, the baby boom most likely occurred because of
a) the economic recovery and prosperity of the post-war period.
b) major institutional ideologies.
c) pro-natalist values promoted by the church.
d) all of the above.

Question 14:

Easterlin's cyclical theory suggests that low fertility
a) is caused by cultural diffusion, in particular individualism.
b) is part of a self regulatory process where low periods will give rise to high fertility.
c) results from consumerist ideologies that emphasize strong material preferences over the value and importance of family building.
d) is linked to women's rising 'economic value' in developed nations.

Question 15:

Which theoretical perspective has questioned why industrial nations are so enthusiastic about controlling the population of developing countries?
a) conflict
b) functionalist
c) interactionist
d) feminist

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