During the second stage of the demographic transition, population growth is very rapid because
a. both the birth rate and the death rate are very high.
b. the death rate is very high and the birth rate is very low.
c. both the death rate and the birth rate are very low.
d. the birth rate is high and the death rate is declining.
e. none of these; there is no population growth in stage two
Question 2Which of these is not part of the argument that race is a myth, not a biological reality?
a. scientists have known for a long time that there is no such thing as a pure race.
b. markers typically associated with one race may also show up in other populations.
c. if racial categories do actually exist, they would be too numerous to be meaningful.
d. racial categorizations permit social definitions to be associated with physical traits.
e. all societies have the same set of racial categories.
Question 3The process through which a population gradually moves from high birthrates and death rates to low birthrates and death rates as a result of economic development is called ____.
a. exponential growth
b. the net migration rate
c. the dependency ratio
d. the fertility-mortality ratio
e. the demographic transition
Question 4A set of ideas used to justify and defend the majority's interests and actions is termed ____.
a. philosophy
b. doctrine
c. dogma
d. code of ethics
e. ideology
Question 5In the debate over whether or not the global population is exploding beyond control, those who predict a decrease in the growth rate base their prediction on
a. the increase in foreign aid from the wealthiest countries.
b. increasing worldwide acceptance of birth control.
c. the rapid spread of higher education into rural areas.
d. the practice of forced sterilization.
e. the increase in natural disasters brought on by climate change.
Question 6A distinct category of people who share, or are alleged to share, biologically inherited physical characteristics is known as a(n) ____.
a. minority
b. subculture
c. ethnic group
d. race
e. counter culture
Question 7Unlike Malthus, neo-Malthusians argue that
a. contraception use has not distorted marital relations.
b. population growth is not a problem.
c. there are no checks on population growth.
d. population will never outpace the availability of resources.
e. all of the above are neo-Malthusian arguments
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