Question 1

The latest strategic theme of the World Bank is best summarized as

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A) plenty amidst poverty. 
B) investment where poverty is greatest and resources are plenty. 
C) technology to encourage economic development. 
D) development with environmental sustainability. 
A) plenty amidst poverty. 
B) investment where poverty is greatest and resources are plenty. 
C) technology to encourage economic development. 
D) development with environmental sustainability.

Question 2

The most recent Cairo population conference in 1994 linked

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A) poverty,modern medicine,and water quality. 
B) development,modern medicine,and food production. 
C) sanitation,poverty,and agricultural development. 
D) poverty,population growth,and development. 
A) poverty,modern medicine,and water quality. 
B) development,modern medicine,and food production. 
C) sanitation,poverty,and agricultural development. 
D) poverty,population growth,and development.

Question 3

A surprising new finding in the battle against AIDS reveals that HIV transmission in heterosexual relationships is reduced if

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A) the woman is taking the pill for birth control. 
B) a woman has already had two children. 
C) the male has had sex with a prostitute. 
D) the male is circumcised. 
A) the woman is taking the pill for birth control. 
B) a woman has already had two children. 
C) the male has had sex with a prostitute. 
D) the male is circumcised.

Question 4

Which of the following is an expected outcome of debt relief in developing nations?

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A) increased spending on health and more children going to school 
B) increased use of technology by the poorest citizens 
C) decreased reliance upon fossil fuels for heating and cooking 
D) increased access to public transportation in rural parts of the country 
A) increased spending on health and more children going to school 
B) increased use of technology by the poorest citizens 
C) decreased reliance upon fossil fuels for heating and cooking 
D) increased access to public transportation in rural parts of the country

Question 5

Unlike developed countries,children in developing countries often die from

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A) common ailments such as diarrhea. 
B) hunting accidents. 
C) accidents involving farm equipment and other agricultural activities. 
D) snakebite or large predators such as crocodiles and tigers. 
A) common ailments such as diarrhea. 
B) hunting accidents. 
C) accidents involving farm equipment and other agricultural activities. 
D) snakebite or large predators such as crocodiles and tigers.

Question 6

In general,as countries become more industrialized and developed,

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A) use of contraception decreases. 
B) the cost of raising children decreases. 
C) people marry at an earlier age. 
D) support of the elderly increases. 
A) use of contraception decreases. 
B) the cost of raising children decreases. 
C) people marry at an earlier age. 
D) support of the elderly increases.

Question 7

Which of the following analogies best illustrates the credit-debt trap?

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A) A country must refinance a loan from 10 to 30 years to be able to make payments. 
B) A company is paying off a 15-year loan on an investment that will not produce revenues for five years. 
C) A family must take on additional jobs to pay back loans needed to provide a home and food. 
D) A person is only able to pay some of the interest,and none of the principal,of a large credit card bill. 
A) A country must refinance a loan from 10 to 30 years to be able to make payments. 
B) A company is paying off a 15-year loan on an investment that will not produce revenues for five years. 
C) A family must take on additional jobs to pay back loans needed to provide a home and food. 
D) A person is only able to pay some of the interest,and none of the principal,of a large credit card bill.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of projects in line with Millennium Development Goals expected to help address poverty in undeveloped countries?

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A) Banks in undeveloped countries make loans to open new restaurants,clothing stores,and shops. 
B) Loans are made to farmers to purchase basic farm equipment such as tractors,plows,fertilizers and wagons and to hire extra workers. 
C) Schools are encouraged to charge fees to help support the purchase of,meals new books and basic supplies. 
D) Elementary schools start serving meals to students from families with the lowest incomes. 
A) Banks in undeveloped countries make loans to open new restaurants,clothing stores,and shops. 
B) Loans are made to farmers to purchase basic farm equipment such as tractors,plows,fertilizers and wagons and to hire extra workers. 
C) Schools are encouraged to charge fees to help support the purchase of,meals new books and basic supplies. 
D) Elementary schools start serving meals to students from families with the lowest incomes.

Question 9

The 1994 Cairo population conference broadly agreed that slower population growth resulted from

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A) better health care,education,and employment for women. 
B) improved agricultural techniques that could dramatically increase food production. 
C) the widespread use of immunizations to slow the spread of infectious diseases. 
D) drainage of swamps and treatments of waters to decreases cases of malaria. 
A) better health care,education,and employment for women. 
B) improved agricultural techniques that could dramatically increase food production. 
C) the widespread use of immunizations to slow the spread of infectious diseases. 
D) drainage of swamps and treatments of waters to decreases cases of malaria.

Question 10

Two conflicting approaches to helping countries through the demographic transition require different types of aid.An attempt to provide aid using both approaches might include

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A) desalination plants to bring in more fresh water and distribution of vaccines. 
B) shipments of large amounts of food and improvements in sanitation systems. 
C) construction of recycling plants and investment in pollution control systems. 
D) investments in banks and distribution of birth control. 
A) desalination plants to bring in more fresh water and distribution of vaccines. 
B) shipments of large amounts of food and improvements in sanitation systems. 
C) construction of recycling plants and investment in pollution control systems. 
D) investments in banks and distribution of birth control.

Question 11

A declining dependency ratio

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A) requires immediate and permanent increased spending on education and old-age medical expenses. 
B) requires increased spending on education but decreased costs associated with old-age medical expenses. 
C) requires permanently decreased spending on education but temporarily increased costs associated with old-age medical expenses. 
D) permits temporarily decreased spending on education and old-age medical expenses. 
A) requires immediate and permanent increased spending on education and old-age medical expenses. 
B) requires increased spending on education but decreased costs associated with old-age medical expenses. 
C) requires permanently decreased spending on education but temporarily increased costs associated with old-age medical expenses. 
D) permits temporarily decreased spending on education and old-age medical expenses.

Question 12

Which of the following is associated with an increase in the number of abortions?

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A) increased use of emergency contraception 
B) reduced financial support of family planning clinics 
C) widespread availability of condoms and birth control pills 
D) availability of Plan B or Preven as over the counter drugs 
A) increased use of emergency contraception 
B) reduced financial support of family planning clinics 
C) widespread availability of condoms and birth control pills 
D) availability of Plan B or Preven as over the counter drugs

Question 13

Countries that have completed or nearly completed the demographic transition experienced

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A) the epidemiological transition and industrialization over 100 years ago. 
B) the epidemiological transition and industrialization within the last decade. 
C) a resource and technology transition that gave rise to the green revolution. 
D) a political and sociological transition that gave rise to increased rural lifestyles. 
A) the epidemiological transition and industrialization over 100 years ago. 
B) the epidemiological transition and industrialization within the last decade. 
C) a resource and technology transition that gave rise to the green revolution. 
D) a political and sociological transition that gave rise to increased rural lifestyles.

Question 14

Thailand's prospects for addressing current environmental problems are

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A) more hopeful because of slower population growth. 
B) worse because of the decline in population and decline in per capita income. 
C) very good because much less land is needed for agriculture. 
D) very good because air and water pollution have declined along with population growth. 
A) more hopeful because of slower population growth. 
B) worse because of the decline in population and decline in per capita income. 
C) very good because much less land is needed for agriculture. 
D) very good because air and water pollution have declined along with population growth.

Question 15

Which of the following illustrate the liquidation of ecosystem capital by a developing country?

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A) increasing agricultural output to produce wheat for export 
B) permitting bridges and roads to degrade without repair 
C) expanding the logging of exotic hardwood forests to provide lumber for furniture in developed countries 
D) All of the above. 
A) increasing agricultural output to produce wheat for export 
B) permitting bridges and roads to degrade without repair 
C) expanding the logging of exotic hardwood forests to provide lumber for furniture in developed countries 
D) All of the above.

Question 16

Which of the following gives the greatest increase to the economic progress of a developing country?

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A) enrolling more men in trade schools 
B) increasing scholarships to increase enrollments in engineering schools 
C) increasing basic literacy rates of boys,girls and undereducated adults 
D) teaching young women how to prepare more nutritious meals 
A) enrolling more men in trade schools 
B) increasing scholarships to increase enrollments in engineering schools 
C) increasing basic literacy rates of boys,girls and undereducated adults 
D) teaching young women how to prepare more nutritious meals

Question 17

Which of the following is something the World Bank might do?

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A) purchase mineral rights from developing countries 
B) construct dams paid for by revenues generated through the sale of electrical power 
C) lend money to governments of developing countries for a variety of projects 
D) construct highways and navigation canals for increased international commerce 
A) purchase mineral rights from developing countries 
B) construct dams paid for by revenues generated through the sale of electrical power 
C) lend money to governments of developing countries for a variety of projects 
D) construct highways and navigation canals for increased international commerce

Question 18

Organizations in the United States that are opposed to abortion would most likely reduce the greatest number of abortions in the world by

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A) protesting financial support to developing countries. 
B) distributing brochures against abortion to women in the developing world. 
C) pressuring the US government to only support developing countries that have anti-abortion policies. 
D) helping to finance family planning clinics in developing countries. 
A) protesting financial support to developing countries. 
B) distributing brochures against abortion to women in the developing world. 
C) pressuring the US government to only support developing countries that have anti-abortion policies. 
D) helping to finance family planning clinics in developing countries.

Question 19

The region of Kerala in India demonstrates that improvements in health care and longevity are correlated with

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A) decreases in literacy rates. 
B) increased reliance upon India's caste system. 
C) decreases in per capita income. 
D) reductions in total fertility rates and a high literacy rate. 
A) decreases in literacy rates. 
B) increased reliance upon India's caste system. 
C) decreases in per capita income. 
D) reductions in total fertility rates and a high literacy rate.

Question 20

Which of the following are the greatest health threats in a developing country?

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A) cardiovascular disease,including heart attacks and strokes 
B) poisoning and exposure to carcinogens 
C) conditions arising from poor nutrition and lack of hygiene 
D) injuries from manual labor and agriculture 
A) cardiovascular disease,including heart attacks and strokes 
B) poisoning and exposure to carcinogens 
C) conditions arising from poor nutrition and lack of hygiene 
D) injuries from manual labor and agriculture

Exam 9: Population and Development

The latest strategic theme of the World Bank is best summarized as

The most recent Cairo population conference in 1994 linked

A surprising new finding in the battle against AIDS reveals that HIV transmission in heterosexual relationships is reduced if

Which of the following is an expected outcome of debt relief in developing nations?

Unlike developed countries,children in developing countries often die from

In general,as countries become more industrialized and developed,

Which of the following analogies best illustrates the credit-debt trap?

Which of the following is an example of projects in line with Millennium Development Goals expected to help address poverty in undeveloped countries?

The 1994 Cairo population conference broadly agreed that slower population growth resulted from

Two conflicting approaches to helping countries through the demographic transition require different types of aid.An attempt to provide aid using both approaches might include

A declining dependency ratio

Which of the following is associated with an increase in the number of abortions?

Countries that have completed or nearly completed the demographic transition experienced

Thailand's prospects for addressing current environmental problems are

Which of the following illustrate the liquidation of ecosystem capital by a developing country?

Which of the following gives the greatest increase to the economic progress of a developing country?

Which of the following is something the World Bank might do?

Organizations in the United States that are opposed to abortion would most likely reduce the greatest number of abortions in the world by

The region of Kerala in India demonstrates that improvements in health care and longevity are correlated with

Which of the following are the greatest health threats in a developing country?

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