What have been the consequences of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and why are they tricky to assess?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2Where is Sudan positioned in terms of its first demographic transition?
a. Sudan has yet to enter its first demographic transition.
b. at the beginning
c. in the middle
d. at the end
Question 3What are the main contributing factors to the increasing religiosity levels in parts of the world besides the United States, especially in the Middle East and Russia?
a. All countries with rising religiosity levels have state-mandated religions.
b. All countries with rising religiosity levels teach religion in the schools and universities.
c. Religious people and societies have more children than the irreligious; also, the influence of religion is rising among political and military forces.
d. Religiosity levels in other parts of the world are not really on the rise; they just appear to be rising because of growing secularization in the rest of the world.
Question 4People who lived during the Great Depression would not have imagined such an annual event as Earth Day. They could not afford the kind of lives that allow for the __________ that developed after World War II.
a. material well-being
b. environmental consciousness
c. postmaterial values and beliefs
d. higher goals
Question 5What is the key to why the 7 billion humans alive in 2012 will almost certainly not grow to 14 billion humans in the foreseeable future?
a. pretransition reversal
b. mid-transition stagnation
c. mortality decline
d. fertility decline
Question 6Which of the following statements best answers the question of why the United States is more religious than other developed nations?
a. Other developed nations are more technologically and scientifically advanced than the United States.
b. Other developed nations' political parties claim no religious affiliation.
c. The United States is home to many diverse and competing ethnicities and religions and lacks a strong educational and welfare system.
d. The United States was founded on the strong religious belief system of its founders.
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