The greatest amount of projected population growth will occur in
a. developed countries with a disproportionately high young male population.
b. developed countries with a disproportionately high young female population.
c. developing countries with a disproportionately high young male population.
d. developing countries with a disproportionately high young female population.
The final stage of demographic transition is
a. when birth rates and death rates are very low.
b. when birth rates and death rates are very high.
c. when ecological modernization drives economic growth.
d. when sustainable development is embedded in local and national policies.
During the second stage of the demographic transition, because of the change in birth rates and death rates,
a. overall population shrinks.
b. overall population stays roughly at the same level.
c. overall population grows quickly.
d. population changes are unrelated to birth and death rates.
In the first stage of the demographic transition (e.g., Europe before the Industrial Revolution),
a. birth rates and death rates are low.
b. birth rates and death rates are high.
c. birth rates are high and death rates are low.
d. death rates are high and birth rates are low.
To address sustainable development Malthusians emphasize
a. restraining the forces of growth. c. restraining the limits to growth.
b. expanding the limits to growth. d. expanding the forces of growth.
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