A. tropical African
B. Britain
C. Turkey
D. Thailand
Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs
World overpopulation could be prevented by……………..?
A. zero population growth worldwide
B. the elimination of the demographic transition
C. natural change
D. a return to preindustrial medicine
An area which is today in the first stage of the demographic transition is the following…………….?
A. U.S.A
B. china
C. Tropical Africa
D. Japan
Which Catholic nation displays high birthrates ?
A. Ireland
B. France
C. Italy
D. Mexico
A population pyramid shows………………?
A. sex and age distribution within a population
B. the relation between population and land area
C. the ratio between a nation,s standard of living and its population density
D. the relation between population growth and food supply
The relationship between population and income is……………….?
A. an increase in income produces a decline in fertility
B. the birth rate rises because of an increase in education
C. the rise in income and population results in a decrease of urbanization
D. working women have more children
One of the perceived advantages of suburban living is…………………..?
A. concentration of apartments
B. larger variety of cultural resources
C. older more gracious housing
D. greater safety from crime
Urbanism is defined as…………….?
A. the migration of people from rural to urban centers
B. a set of attitudes and a way of life distinct from the rural
C. the growth of cities and suburbs at the expense of rural areas
D. the study of the growth and decline of populations
The transition from rural living to city living occurred because……………?
A. there was less need for farm workers as agriculture became mechanized
B. factories were concentrated in cities
C. social change dictated a new fad urban living
D. of BOTH a decrease in the need for farm workers and the fact that factories were located in cities
When farms are destroyed in favor of factories and suburbs it is an example of………….?
A. urbanization
B. secularization
C. popularization
D. none of these