Test Bank for Human Development: A Cultural Approach, Australian and New Zealand Edition, 1st Edition,

Test Bank for Human Development: A Cultural Approach, Australian and New Zealand Edition, 1st Edition, Multiple choice: Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. The way people grow and change across the lifespan is referred to as ____. A. development B. evolution C. change D. growth Answer: A Difficulty: Basic Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 2. What is the total pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art and technology? A. Clan B. Society C. Culture D. Beliefs Answer: C Difficulty: Basic Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 3. ____ is the total pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art and technology. A. Culture B. Ethnicity C. Race Copyright © 2019 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) – 9465 / Arnett / Human Development: A Cultural Approach, First edition 3 D. Nationality Answer: A Learning Objective: 1.1 Difficulty: Basic Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 4. Human beings everywhere have essentially the same biological constitution, yet their paths through the life span are remarkably different depending on ____. A. their genetic lineage B. their culture C. the strength of their id D. the expression of their phenotype Answer: B Learning Objective: 1.1 Difficulty: Basic Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 5. According to the text, for most of history the total human population was under ______. A. 1 million B. 10 million C. 100 million D. 1 billion Answer: B Difficulty: Moderate Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 6. For most of human history, how many children did women typically birth? A. 1 to 2 B. 4 to 8 C. 10 to 12 D. 13 to 15 Answer: B Difficulty: Moderate Copyright © 2019 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) – 9465 / Arnett / Human Development: A Cultural Approach, First edition 4 Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 7. The human population began to increase noticeably around 10,000 years ago. What has been hypothesised as the reason for the population increase at that time? A. The discovery of medicine. B. The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals. C. An increase in the size of women’s pelvic openings that assisted in labour. D. Construction techniques that allowed for stronger homes that were better heated. Answer: B Difficulty: Moderate Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 8. When did the human population reach 500 million people? A. 400 years ago B. 1,000 years ago C. 4,000 years ago D. 10,000 years ago Answer: A Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 9. How long did it take the human population to double from 500 million to 1 billion? A. 150 years B. 300 years C. 450 years D. 600 years Answer: A Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today Copyright © 2019 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) – 9465 / Arnett / Human Development: A Cultural Approach, First edition 5 10. Which of the following most contributed to the large increase in world population that occurred around the 1800s to 1900s? A. Families increased the average number of children per household from one to three children. B. Less women were dying in childbirth because they waited longer to have children. C. The domestication of animals provided a larger food supply. D. The elimination or sharp reduction of deadly diseases. Answer: D Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 11. Human population doubled from 1 to 2 billion between 1800 and 1930. What led to this increase in population? A. Government-controlled farming B. Globalisation and shared resources C. Medical advances that eliminated many diseases D. People had more children Answer: C Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 12. The total fertility rate (TFR) is defined as the number of ____. A. births per woman B. conceptions per woman C. foetuses that were spontaneously aborted D. women on fertility drugs Answer: A Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 13. What is the current total fertility rate (TFR) worldwide? Copyright © 2019 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) – 9465 / Arnett / Human Development: A Cultural Approach, First edition 6 A. 1.4 B. 2.5 C. 4.2 D. 5.6 Answer: B Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 14. At what point does the total fertility rate (TFR) become the replacement rate? A. 1.4 B. 2.1 C. 2.8 D. 3.2 Answer: B Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 15. If current trends continue, when will the worldwide total fertility rate (TFR) reach the replacement rate? A. 2020 B. 2050 C. 2080 D. 3010 Answer: B Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 16. What trend is occurring with the worldwide total fertility rate (TFR) over the past 10 years? A. The TFR is continuing to increase sharply. B. The TFR is continuing to decrease sharply. C. The TFR has continued to hold steady for the past 10 years. Copyright © 2019 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) – 9465 / Arnett / Human Development: A Cultural Approach, First edition 7 D. The TFR is continuing to increase gradually. Answer: B Difficulty: Moderate Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 17. ____ is the number of births per woman. A. Total fertility rate B. Expressive births C. Implicit calculation of replacement D. The sum of replacement Answer: A Learning Objective: 1.1 Difficulty: Moderate Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 18. Nearly all of the population growth in the decades to come will take place in ____. A. developed countries B. developing countries C. emerging countries D. South American countries Answer: B Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 19. Given what is known about the population changes in the past 10 years, which country is likely to see the highest total fertility rate (TFR)? A. United States B. Canada C. South Korea D. India Answer: D Difficulty: Complex Copyright © 2019 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) – 9465 / Arnett / Human Development: A Cultural Approach, First edition 8 Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today 20. What will happen to the populations of developed countries during the next few decades and beyond? They will _____. A. increase more than developing countries B. remain stable in population C. decrease D. increase slowly Answer: C Difficulty: Complex Learning Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today