BESC chap 7 Exam Questions and
Answers All Correct
The demographic transition refers to a country's change from - Answer-high birth and
death rates to low birth and death rates
A demographic transition is expected to accompany - Answer-economic development
and stabilization
Which of the following demographic categories best identifies Country A? - Answer-
developed
The most industrialized country listed is - Answer-Country A
Country C probably has _____ rate of female literacy when compared to the other 2
countries - Answer-the lowest
Which of the following is not required for a demographic transition to occur? - Answer-
increased military strength
The message from author Garret Hardin's "lifeboat ethics" is that - Answer-helping poor
people will simple increase their rate of reproduction
Proponents of social justice believe that environmental and social problems will
decrease if - Answer-resources are distributed fairly
Less developed countries can best argue that developed countries are primarily -
Answer-less developed countries were many times impoverished by colonialism
The graph indicates that more children die - Answer-when their mothers are illiterate
The graph indicates that there is - Answer-a strong relationship between infant mortality
and education for women
One of the ___ effective ways to stabilize populations is to ____ - Answer-most;
decrease child mortality
, Family planning means enabling people to - Answer-decide in advance how many
children they should have
Breast feeding children for long periods - Answer-limits fertility when caloric intake is low
and can be a successful population control strategy
Which of the following is a mechanical barrier to conception - Answer-condoms
Historiclly, up until the middle ages, populations were mostly limited by - Answer-
Disease, famine and war
_____ are the most numerous vertebrate organisms on Earth. - Answer-Humans
historical evidence shows that plagues and disease - Answer-cause only minor or
temporary setbacks in population growth trends
human population growth most closely resembles - Answer-J-shaped growth curve
the world human population reached 1 billion in about ____ and passed ____ in 1999 -
Answer-1800; 6 billion
The population theory held by Thomas Malthus was that the human population would -
Answer-outstrip its resources, then suffer starvation and misery
Neo-Malthusians argue that - Answer-Malthus's 18th century theories apply to similar
circumstances today
Disastrous famines in the past 200 years - Answer-have mostly resulted from politics
and economics rather than from overpopulation
Malthus argued that ___ is the ultimate cause of social and environmental problems and
Marx argued that population growth ___ social and environmental problems. - Answer-
Excess population growth; results from
Technological optimists argue that technological advances have - Answer-proved
malthus wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster
Malthus and Marx - Answer-disagreed about the root causes of overpopulation, poverty
and social up heal
Human ingenuity and intelligence as the "ultimate resource" is the central theme in the
argument of - Answer-Julian Simon
Demography is the science that describes - Answer-population changes and
characteristics
Answers All Correct
The demographic transition refers to a country's change from - Answer-high birth and
death rates to low birth and death rates
A demographic transition is expected to accompany - Answer-economic development
and stabilization
Which of the following demographic categories best identifies Country A? - Answer-
developed
The most industrialized country listed is - Answer-Country A
Country C probably has _____ rate of female literacy when compared to the other 2
countries - Answer-the lowest
Which of the following is not required for a demographic transition to occur? - Answer-
increased military strength
The message from author Garret Hardin's "lifeboat ethics" is that - Answer-helping poor
people will simple increase their rate of reproduction
Proponents of social justice believe that environmental and social problems will
decrease if - Answer-resources are distributed fairly
Less developed countries can best argue that developed countries are primarily -
Answer-less developed countries were many times impoverished by colonialism
The graph indicates that more children die - Answer-when their mothers are illiterate
The graph indicates that there is - Answer-a strong relationship between infant mortality
and education for women
One of the ___ effective ways to stabilize populations is to ____ - Answer-most;
decrease child mortality
, Family planning means enabling people to - Answer-decide in advance how many
children they should have
Breast feeding children for long periods - Answer-limits fertility when caloric intake is low
and can be a successful population control strategy
Which of the following is a mechanical barrier to conception - Answer-condoms
Historiclly, up until the middle ages, populations were mostly limited by - Answer-
Disease, famine and war
_____ are the most numerous vertebrate organisms on Earth. - Answer-Humans
historical evidence shows that plagues and disease - Answer-cause only minor or
temporary setbacks in population growth trends
human population growth most closely resembles - Answer-J-shaped growth curve
the world human population reached 1 billion in about ____ and passed ____ in 1999 -
Answer-1800; 6 billion
The population theory held by Thomas Malthus was that the human population would -
Answer-outstrip its resources, then suffer starvation and misery
Neo-Malthusians argue that - Answer-Malthus's 18th century theories apply to similar
circumstances today
Disastrous famines in the past 200 years - Answer-have mostly resulted from politics
and economics rather than from overpopulation
Malthus argued that ___ is the ultimate cause of social and environmental problems and
Marx argued that population growth ___ social and environmental problems. - Answer-
Excess population growth; results from
Technological optimists argue that technological advances have - Answer-proved
malthus wrong in his predictions of famine and disaster
Malthus and Marx - Answer-disagreed about the root causes of overpopulation, poverty
and social up heal
Human ingenuity and intelligence as the "ultimate resource" is the central theme in the
argument of - Answer-Julian Simon
Demography is the science that describes - Answer-population changes and
characteristics
