SOC 220 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The linear materials economy as practiced today is likely to be sustainable. - Answers -
False
The steps of the linear materials economy describes our basic economic system and
include which of the following? (Choose all that apply) - Answers -mining, shipping,
disposal, manufacturing
Having a monopoly on the supply of a metal has value to a nation. Which of the
following would help a nation create or take advantage of such a monopoly? (Choose all
that apply) - Answers -Insisting that if companies want to have access to the metal,
they must manufacture their products within the nation that supplies the metal.
Lowering prices to drive companies in other countries out of business.
Artificially creating shortfalls to drive up the price
During the "great acceleration", which of the following showed a rapid rate of increase
starting around 1950? (mark all that apply) - Answers -total GDP (gross domestic
product)
urban population
telecommunications
Match the birth rate/death rate with the stages of the demographic transition - Answers
-Falling birth rate/slowly falling death rate = Stage 3
Slightly falling or rising birth rate/low death rate = Stage 5
High birth rate/high death rate = Stage 1
Low birth rate/low death rate = Stage 4
High birth rate/rapidly falling death rate = Stage 2
Industry makes up about what percentage of the economy of the US as measured with
GDP? - Answers -20
An example of exporting an externality is (pick best answer) - Answers -Consuming
products in one country that are produced in another country and whose production
causes pollution that affects the health of those who live near the site of the production.
, The annual growth rate of the world population is (mark best answer) - Answers -
decreasing
The world-wide fertility rate is increasing - Answers -False
The US has a human development index that is in the top ten highest in the world -
Answers -False
In the near term, there is sufficient lithium (Li) to meet the demands of both electric
vehicles and other uses. - Answers -True
Which of the following are correlated with decreasing fertility? (mark all that apply) -
Answers -increase in personal income
moving from villages to cities
To reduce the risk to the supply of critical elements we should (mark all that apply) -
Answers -produce more
use less
find a replacement material
waste less
Which of the following are likely to lead to more net world consumption and therefore
create new challenges for a sustainable future? (mark all that apply) - Answers -
decrease in poverty levels
population increases
Which of the following might lead to an increase in identified resources of a commodity
over time? Check all that apply. - Answers -newly identified ore deposits
new technologies
The total number of births in China fell from ______ million in 2017 to ______ million in
2019. Use numbers of the form xx.x (e.g., 27.2 or 8.1). - Answers -17.2, 14.6
China's birth rate is declining because (mark all that apply) - Answers -There are not
enough women at the peak fertility age to sustain the population.
Rising costs of living
There is a cultural preference for male children, hence fewer children are girls.
The linear materials economy as practiced today is likely to be sustainable. - Answers -
False
The steps of the linear materials economy describes our basic economic system and
include which of the following? (Choose all that apply) - Answers -mining, shipping,
disposal, manufacturing
Having a monopoly on the supply of a metal has value to a nation. Which of the
following would help a nation create or take advantage of such a monopoly? (Choose all
that apply) - Answers -Insisting that if companies want to have access to the metal,
they must manufacture their products within the nation that supplies the metal.
Lowering prices to drive companies in other countries out of business.
Artificially creating shortfalls to drive up the price
During the "great acceleration", which of the following showed a rapid rate of increase
starting around 1950? (mark all that apply) - Answers -total GDP (gross domestic
product)
urban population
telecommunications
Match the birth rate/death rate with the stages of the demographic transition - Answers
-Falling birth rate/slowly falling death rate = Stage 3
Slightly falling or rising birth rate/low death rate = Stage 5
High birth rate/high death rate = Stage 1
Low birth rate/low death rate = Stage 4
High birth rate/rapidly falling death rate = Stage 2
Industry makes up about what percentage of the economy of the US as measured with
GDP? - Answers -20
An example of exporting an externality is (pick best answer) - Answers -Consuming
products in one country that are produced in another country and whose production
causes pollution that affects the health of those who live near the site of the production.
, The annual growth rate of the world population is (mark best answer) - Answers -
decreasing
The world-wide fertility rate is increasing - Answers -False
The US has a human development index that is in the top ten highest in the world -
Answers -False
In the near term, there is sufficient lithium (Li) to meet the demands of both electric
vehicles and other uses. - Answers -True
Which of the following are correlated with decreasing fertility? (mark all that apply) -
Answers -increase in personal income
moving from villages to cities
To reduce the risk to the supply of critical elements we should (mark all that apply) -
Answers -produce more
use less
find a replacement material
waste less
Which of the following are likely to lead to more net world consumption and therefore
create new challenges for a sustainable future? (mark all that apply) - Answers -
decrease in poverty levels
population increases
Which of the following might lead to an increase in identified resources of a commodity
over time? Check all that apply. - Answers -newly identified ore deposits
new technologies
The total number of births in China fell from ______ million in 2017 to ______ million in
2019. Use numbers of the form xx.x (e.g., 27.2 or 8.1). - Answers -17.2, 14.6
China's birth rate is declining because (mark all that apply) - Answers -There are not
enough women at the peak fertility age to sustain the population.
Rising costs of living
There is a cultural preference for male children, hence fewer children are girls.
