Chapter 1

Question 1

The modern concept of demography emphasizes the ______ and ______ of population change.

a) causes; consequences
b) spatial distribution; population structure
c) processes; characteristics
d) size; growth

Answer 1

a) causes; consequences

Question 2

Population structure is defined as

a) how many people there are in a given place.
b) where people are located and why.
c) how many males and females there are of each age.
d) what people are like in a given place

Answer 2

c) how many males and females there are of each age.

Question 3

3. The concept of the past as a foreign country is based on the idea that
   a) there used to be fewer foreigners in the United States than there are now.
   b) the boundaries of the country have changed over the past two hundred years.
   c) the population structure and characteristics have changed over time.
   d) immigrants have dramatically changed the demographics of the United States.

Answer 3

c) the population structure and characteristics have changed over time.

Question 4

4. Population growth is closely associated with water availability because
   a) people prefer to live near water.
   b) water is required to grow more food.
   c) waterways provide a key source of transportation for people.
   d) a warming planet will reduce the amount of ground water available per person.

Answer 4

b) water is required to grow more food.

Question 5

5. Population growth alone would not have had such a huge impact on the environment were it not
   for the accompanying fact that
   a) people have been living longer.
   b) there has been an intensive increase in the use of resources.
   c) the atmospheric conditions have been shifting.
   d) humans have settled in increasingly vulnerable parts of the planet.

Answer 5

b) there has been an intensive increase in the use of resources

Question 6

6. One of the major demographic forces that is incendiary in the Middle East is
   a) the high maternal mortality rate.
   b) high mortality from violent causes.
   c) refugees leaving the area.
   d) the impact of the youth bulge.

Answer 6

d) the impact of the youth bulge.

Question 7

7. The demographic roots of violence in sub-Saharan Africa are related especially to
   a) the high maternal mortality rate.
   b) high mortality from violent causes.
   c) refugees leaving the area.
   d) the impact of the youth bulge.

Answer 7

) the impact of the youth bulge

Question 8

8. As a region, the population of MENA was approximately ____ times greater in 2015 than in 1950.
   a) two
   b) three
   c) four
   d) five

Answer 8

d) five

Question 9

9. Globalization is rooted in demography most clearly as a result of
   a) migration from developing to richer nations.
   b) low-wage labor in rapidly growing developing nations.
   c) the spread of transportation and communication technology.
   d) the global increase in educational levels.

Answer 9

b) low-wage labor in rapidly growing developing nations

Question 10

10. The United States accepts more immigrants than any other country in the world, but the country
    with the highest number of immigrants per person is
    a) Canada.
    b) Australia.
    c) the United Kingdom.
    d) France.

Answer 10

a) Canada.

Question 11

11. With reference to Europe, the “demographic time bomb” usually refers to
    a) the rapid growth of the Muslim population.
    b) the impact of undocumented immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
    c) low fertility leading to the demise of the nuclear family.
    d) the rapid aging of the population

Answer 11

d) the rapid aging of the population

Question 12

12. Unlike in the United States, the aging of the population in Japan is not accompanied by a(n)
    a) rise in life expectancy.
    b) drop in fertility.
    c) emptying out of rural villages.
    d) increase in immigration.

Answer 12

d) increase in immigration

Question 13

13. Population growth and change is most immediately experienced as changes in the ratio of
    a) successive age groups to each other.
    b) immigrants to the native-born.
    c) births to deaths.
    d) women to men.

Answer 13

b) immigrants to the native-born.

Question 14

14. The rise and fall of consumer product sales is closely associated with the ratio of
    a) successive age groups to each other.
    b) immigrants to the native-born.
    c) births to deaths.
    d) women to men.

Answer 14

a) successive age groups to each other.

Question 15

15. Economic data suggest that a ______ is good for economic growth.
    a) very youthful population
    b) rapidly aging population
    c) population with a disproportionate share of people of working age
    d) population with a disproportionate share of immigrants

Answer 15

c) population with a disproportionate share of people of working age