During the demographic transition stage of ____________, little population growth occurs because high birth rates are offset by high death rates.
a. postindustrialization
b. early industrialization
c. advanced industrialization and urbanization
d. preindustrial societies
Question 2Companies such as Time Warner and Viacom have extensive holdings in radio and television stations, cable television companies, book publishing firms, and film production and distribution companies. These companies are referred to as:
a. monopolies.
b. interlocking corporate directorates.
c. shared monopolies.
d. conglomerates.
Question 3__________ refers to one explanation of the process by which some societies have moved from high birth and death rates to relatively low birth and death rates as a result of technological development.
a. Zero population growth
b. Population lag
c. Demographic transition
d. Cultural lag
Question 4Corporations with control both within and across industries are often formed by a series of mergers and acquisitions across industries. These corporations are referred to as __________, which are combinations of businesses in different commercial areas, all of which are owned by one holding company.
a. monopolies
b. conglomerates
c. shared monopolies
d. interlocking corporate directorates
Question 5Neo-Malthusians refer to ___________ as the point at which no population increase occurs from year to year because the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants.
a. population lag
b. zero population growth
c. the transitional point
d. the demographic transition
Question 6__________ include U.S. automobile manufacturers and cereal companies.
a. Shared monopolies
b. Conglomerates
c. Monopolies
d. Oligopolies