Question 1

If the Millennium Development goal to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 is achieved,

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A) almost a billion people will still live in extreme poverty. 
B) no continent will have more than 10,000 people still hungry. 
C) fertility rates will decline to those of most European nations. 
D) the rural population of the world will nearly double. 
A) almost a billion people will still live in extreme poverty. 
B) no continent will have more than 10,000 people still hungry. 
C) fertility rates will decline to those of most European nations. 
D) the rural population of the world will nearly double.

Question 2

Over the past 25 years,South Korea has enjoyed three times the economic growth of Pakistan,primarily because of

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A) higher rates of school enrollment and literacy. 
B) greater government investment in technology and infrastructure. 
C) more sustainable environmental policies. 
D) greater efforts to combat malaria and other infectious disease. 
A) higher rates of school enrollment and literacy. 
B) greater government investment in technology and infrastructure. 
C) more sustainable environmental policies. 
D) greater efforts to combat malaria and other infectious disease.

Question 3

Which of the following affects the greatest number of people in the developing world?

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A) water availability 
B) lack of primary schools for children 
C) inadequate sanitation 
D) no childhood immunization for measles 
A) water availability 
B) lack of primary schools for children 
C) inadequate sanitation 
D) no childhood immunization for measles

Question 4

-One major effort in developing countries is illustrated in the photo above.This is an effort to

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A) emphasize environmental policy by moving classrooms outdoors. 
B) teach foreign languages in schools. 
C) increase the number of girls in schools. 
D) encourage better nutrition by teaching children how to raise chickens. 
A) emphasize environmental policy by moving classrooms outdoors. 
B) teach foreign languages in schools. 
C) increase the number of girls in schools. 
D) encourage better nutrition by teaching children how to raise chickens.

Question 5

How are developing countries likely affected by the most recent global economic crisis?

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A) Developed countries may increase aid to developing countries. 
B) Developing countries will likely increase exports. 
C) Developing countries may experience decreasing GNI. 
D) Developed countries may reduce barriers to trade with developing countries. 
A) Developed countries may increase aid to developing countries. 
B) Developing countries will likely increase exports. 
C) Developing countries may experience decreasing GNI. 
D) Developed countries may reduce barriers to trade with developing countries.

Question 6

Attention to which of the following would provide the greatest impact to all of the Millennium Development Goals?

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A) protein content of foods 
B) clean water and modern sanitation 
C) prevention and treatment of injury 
D) maternal pre-natal and post-natal care for mothers and infants 
A) protein content of foods 
B) clean water and modern sanitation 
C) prevention and treatment of injury 
D) maternal pre-natal and post-natal care for mothers and infants

Question 7

-Examine the relationships between poverty,environmental degradation,and fertility.We would expect that increased industrialization and development would affect the poverty cycle by

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A) increasing available resources permitting larger family sizes. 
B) decreasing the use of natural resources. 
C) increasing the demand for food. 
D) increasing the use of contraceptives. 
A) increasing available resources permitting larger family sizes. 
B) decreasing the use of natural resources. 
C) increasing the demand for food. 
D) increasing the use of contraceptives.

Question 8

In recent years,the World Bank has

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A) increasingly invested in projects that increase development at the expense of the poor. 
B) stopped loaning money to countries that are unlikely to repay their loans. 
C) changed its mission to fighting poverty. 
D) cooperated with the United Nations to provide food and medical support to developing nations. 
A) increasingly invested in projects that increase development at the expense of the poor. 
B) stopped loaning money to countries that are unlikely to repay their loans. 
C) changed its mission to fighting poverty. 
D) cooperated with the United Nations to provide food and medical support to developing nations.

Question 9

Globalization in developing countries

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A) has most benefited the poorest people. 
B) tends to level the differences between the rich and poor. 
C) can support subsistence farming by encouraging the importation of agricultural products. 
D) may threaten local attempts to market goods in developing nations. 
A) has most benefited the poorest people. 
B) tends to level the differences between the rich and poor. 
C) can support subsistence farming by encouraging the importation of agricultural products. 
D) may threaten local attempts to market goods in developing nations.

Question 10

-It is clear that for Haitian aid and remittances,

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A) remittances and aid have been growing at the same rate. 
B) Haitians receive more support from remittance than from other nations. 
C) the gap between aid and remittances has been growing. 
D) Haiti has undergone demographic transition. 
A) remittances and aid have been growing at the same rate. 
B) Haitians receive more support from remittance than from other nations. 
C) the gap between aid and remittances has been growing. 
D) Haiti has undergone demographic transition.

Question 11

-Why is the green line lower in Latin America than it is in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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A) Latin American communities have better use of modern medicine. 
B) Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa have not undergone a Neolithic revolution. 
C) Fertility rates are higher in Latin American communities. 
D) Sub-Saharan communities are generally more urban than communities in Latin America. 
A) Latin American communities have better use of modern medicine. 
B) Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa have not undergone a Neolithic revolution. 
C) Fertility rates are higher in Latin American communities. 
D) Sub-Saharan communities are generally more urban than communities in Latin America.

Question 12

Abortion

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A) is encouraged by the United Nations as part of its policy on family planning. 
B) remains the most effective way for people in developed nations to limit family size. 
C) is rarely performed in developing countries because of the lack of medical care. 
D) would be less common if family planning services were more available. 
A) is encouraged by the United Nations as part of its policy on family planning. 
B) remains the most effective way for people in developed nations to limit family size. 
C) is rarely performed in developing countries because of the lack of medical care. 
D) would be less common if family planning services were more available.

Question 13

Which of the following does not represent a common-pool resource?

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A) fish in a river 
B) trees in a forest 
C) money stored in a bank 
D) wildlife in a prairie 
A) fish in a river 
B) trees in a forest 
C) money stored in a bank 
D) wildlife in a prairie

Question 14

India's improvements in food production and health care have

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A) brought India the levels of development equal to most industrialized countries. 
B) been offset by tremendous growth in population size. 
C) resulted in literacy rates above 80% for women. 
D) resulted in most people employed in high-tech jobs in the cities. 
A) brought India the levels of development equal to most industrialized countries. 
B) been offset by tremendous growth in population size. 
C) resulted in literacy rates above 80% for women. 
D) resulted in most people employed in high-tech jobs in the cities.

Question 15

Which of the following is a part of family-planning services?

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A) instruction on breast-feeding 
B) advice on the best timing of an additional pregnancy following a birth 
C) education to reduce the risks of sexually transmitted disease 
D) All of the above. 
A) instruction on breast-feeding 
B) advice on the best timing of an additional pregnancy following a birth 
C) education to reduce the risks of sexually transmitted disease 
D) All of the above.

Question 16

Farmers suffering severe poverty often barely produce enough crops to survive.These farmers

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A) exist in a downward spiral of degraded land and reduced productivity. 
B) often accumulate neighboring land,grow their farms,and rise out of poverty. 
C) work longer days and increase their family sizes until their farms become very profitable. 
D) typically convert their farms to forests,and sell lumber at much higher prices. 
A) exist in a downward spiral of degraded land and reduced productivity. 
B) often accumulate neighboring land,grow their farms,and rise out of poverty. 
C) work longer days and increase their family sizes until their farms become very profitable. 
D) typically convert their farms to forests,and sell lumber at much higher prices.

Question 17

In general,high poverty produces

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A) high fertility and greater environmental damage. 
B) low fertility and greater environmental damage. 
C) high fertility and less environmental damage. 
D) low fertility and less environmental damage. 
A) high fertility and greater environmental damage. 
B) low fertility and greater environmental damage. 
C) high fertility and less environmental damage. 
D) low fertility and less environmental damage.

Question 18

The Millennium Development Goals were wide ranging,but did not specifically address

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A) communicable disease. 
B) maternal health and child mortality. 
C) higher secondary and college education. 
D) environmental sustainability. 
A) communicable disease. 
B) maternal health and child mortality. 
C) higher secondary and college education. 
D) environmental sustainability.

Question 19

Official allocation of government aid is directed

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A) to regions most impacted by battles and other acts of war. 
B) to areas most ravaged by infectious parasites such as malaria. 
C) by world events and conflicts and by the strategic interests of the donor country. 
D) by international organizations focused on environmental sustainability. 
A) to regions most impacted by battles and other acts of war. 
B) to areas most ravaged by infectious parasites such as malaria. 
C) by world events and conflicts and by the strategic interests of the donor country. 
D) by international organizations focused on environmental sustainability.

Question 20

Which of the following represents the Millennium Development Goal that is least likely to be achieved?

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A) universal primary education 
B) reduced child mortality 
C) increased access to clean drinking water 
D) decreased maternal childbirth deaths 
A) universal primary education 
B) reduced child mortality 
C) increased access to clean drinking water 
D) decreased maternal childbirth deaths

Exam 9: Population and Development

If the Millennium Development goal to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 is achieved,

Over the past 25 years,South Korea has enjoyed three times the economic growth of Pakistan,primarily because of

Which of the following affects the greatest number of people in the developing world?

-One major effort in developing countries is illustrated in the photo above.This is an effort to

How are developing countries likely affected by the most recent global economic crisis?

Attention to which of the following would provide the greatest impact to all of the Millennium Development Goals?

-Examine the relationships between poverty,environmental degradation,and fertility.We would expect that increased industrialization and development would affect the poverty cycle by

In recent years,the World Bank has

Globalization in developing countries

-It is clear that for Haitian aid and remittances,

-Why is the green line lower in Latin America than it is in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Abortion

Which of the following does not represent a common-pool resource?

India's improvements in food production and health care have

Which of the following is a part of family-planning services?

Farmers suffering severe poverty often barely produce enough crops to survive.These farmers

In general,high poverty produces

The Millennium Development Goals were wide ranging,but did not specifically address

Official allocation of government aid is directed

Which of the following represents the Millennium Development Goal that is least likely to be achieved?

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