Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs

A. social movements
B. revolution
C. coups d,etat
D. terrorism

A. terrorists have no single ideology
B. terrorism is a transnational problem
C. terrorists have differing goals
D. all of the above

A. by around the middle of the 18th century
B. with improvements in agriculture technology and medicine
C. in the Bronze Age
D. in the 17th century when agriculture technology and medicine

A. high birthrates and high death rates
B. high birthrates and declining death rates
C. declining birthrates and high death rates
D. cycles of growth and decline

A. means that no more children are born
B. indicates that the fertility rate has dropped below the replacement level
C. must be achieved by all nations by the year 2005
D. is actively pursued by many of the underdeveloped nations

A. it is getting older
B. there are more women than men
C. rural and sunbelt areas attract only the young
D. it is BOTH older and more female

A. expect the growth rate to remain constant
B. expect population to level off at between 8 and 15 billion people
C. have written off the Malthusian prophecy altogether
D. believe that a high fertility rate continues to be necessary in the developing nations

A. dysfunctions in the earth,s atmosphere
B. ignorance on the part of the underdeveloped nations
C. human actions that have harmful consequences
D. unknown bacteria and viruses

A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. the U.S

A. number of births per thousand people per year
B. number of births a year in the world
C. the same as the fertility rate
D. the same as the fecundity rate