With what did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Correct answer A. The invention of a few basic machines
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Doctors, clergy and lawyers today struggle to deal with test-tube babies and surrogate motherhood. Which concept describes this situation?
Correct answer B. Cultural lag
How did the modern industrial nations achieve their privileged position?
Correct answer A. Both urbanisation and industrialisation
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Which statement about the factory system is correct?
Correct answer D. Resulted both from the convenience of housing workers and equipment together and from giving more power to entrepreneurs
Which statement describes the first technological revolution?
Correct answer A. Turned people from food gatherers to food producers
What name did the futurist Alvin Toffler give to his concept?
Correct answer C. Future shock
How fast has social change been for most of human history?
Correct answer C. Slow until the Industrial Revolution then rapid
Which of the following can bring about cultural change?
Correct answer D. All of the above
What is defined as premeditated, politically motivated violence carried out against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents?
Correct answer C. Terrorism
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What makes the fight against terrorism difficult?
Correct answer A. Terrorists have differing goals
When did the world’s population begin to rise steadily?
Correct answer B. By around the middle of the 18th century
Which pattern is typical of the first stage of the demographic transition?
Correct answer D. High birthrates and high death rates
Which statement about the population of the United States is true?
Correct answer C. It is both older and more female
What do most population experts expect?
Correct answer A. Expect population to level off at between 8 and 15 billion people
What causes environmental pollution?
Correct answer B. Human actions that have harmful consequences
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For most of modern history up to 2023, which country was home to the largest share of the world’s population?
Correct answer A. China
What is the crude birth rate?
Correct answer D. Number of births per thousand people per year
Where are death rates highest among these places?
Correct answer A. Tropical Africa
How could world overpopulation be prevented?
Correct answer D. Zero population growth worldwide
Which region is currently in the first stage of the demographic transition?
Correct answer C. Tropical Africa