Question 1

Compared to a person in a developed country,a person in a developing country is about eight times more likely to die from

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A) cancer. 
B) injuries. 
C) cardiovascular disease. 
D) communicable diseases. 
A) cancer. 
B) injuries. 
C) cardiovascular disease. 
D) communicable diseases.

Question 2

The window of opportunity presented by the demographic dividend generally ends as

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A) people start having larger families. 
B) people live longer. 
C) economic pressures require more people to work. 
D) rural populations increase. 
A) people start having larger families. 
B) people live longer. 
C) economic pressures require more people to work. 
D) rural populations increase.

Question 3

Planned Parenthood and the UNFPA are

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A) agencies that advocate abortion and operate within the United States. 
B) agencies that give broadly based assistance to clients within the United States. 
C) international family planning agencies that do not operate within the United States. 
D) international agencies that provide broadly based family planning services in developing nations. 
A) agencies that advocate abortion and operate within the United States. 
B) agencies that give broadly based assistance to clients within the United States. 
C) international family planning agencies that do not operate within the United States. 
D) international agencies that provide broadly based family planning services in developing nations.

Question 4

Large families in poor countries

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A) are rare,because having many children is expensive. 
B) are common,due largely because of low infant and childhood mortality. 
C) are common,in part because more children means more labor. 
D) is becoming more common as the use of modern agriculture increases. 
A) are rare,because having many children is expensive. 
B) are common,due largely because of low infant and childhood mortality. 
C) are common,in part because more children means more labor. 
D) is becoming more common as the use of modern agriculture increases.

Question 5

Countries caught in the poverty-population trap have experienced

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A) the benefits of modern medicine but not the benefits of economic development. 
B) the benefits of the green revolution without experiencing a Neolithic revolution. 
C) an environmental revolution but not a medical revolution. 
D) a fertility transition but not the benefits of modern medicine. 
A) the benefits of modern medicine but not the benefits of economic development. 
B) the benefits of the green revolution without experiencing a Neolithic revolution. 
C) an environmental revolution but not a medical revolution. 
D) a fertility transition but not the benefits of modern medicine.

Question 6

The 1994 Cairo Conference on Population and Development found that the greatest threats to the health of the environment were

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A) poverty,development,and population growth. 
B) education and the overuse of modern medicine. 
C) agriculture and surface mining operations. 
D) trends towards urbanization. 
A) poverty,development,and population growth. 
B) education and the overuse of modern medicine. 
C) agriculture and surface mining operations. 
D) trends towards urbanization.

Question 7

The social and economic changes in Thailand over the past 50 years have

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A) caused the population to decline by 20%. 
B) been at the expense of poorer nutrition for children. 
C) slowed population growth significantly. 
D) shown that the nation has yet to undergo the fertility transition. 
A) caused the population to decline by 20%. 
B) been at the expense of poorer nutrition for children. 
C) slowed population growth significantly. 
D) shown that the nation has yet to undergo the fertility transition.

Question 8

Which of the following aspects of medicine would have the greatest impact if more widely practiced in a developing country?

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A) greater access to high-tech medical procedures 
B) better access to cancer therapies and clinics 
C) improvements in nutrition and hygiene 
D) increased availability of cholesterol and blood pressure lowering drugs 
A) greater access to high-tech medical procedures 
B) better access to cancer therapies and clinics 
C) improvements in nutrition and hygiene 
D) increased availability of cholesterol and blood pressure lowering drugs

Question 9

As of 2012,China's

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A) population has doubled. 
B) fertility rate has declined from 4.5 to 1.5. 
C) population has 400 million more people than it would have had without the one-child policy. 
D) solution to population growth has been endorsed strongly by the 1994 Cairo Conference. 
A) population has doubled. 
B) fertility rate has declined from 4.5 to 1.5. 
C) population has 400 million more people than it would have had without the one-child policy. 
D) solution to population growth has been endorsed strongly by the 1994 Cairo Conference.

Question 10

You are a newly appointed advisor in a government project to help move a developing country forward economically.With limited financial resources and staffing,which of the following would be your highest priority?

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A) create new businesses by partnering with developed nations 
B) help the government promote family planning throughout the country 
C) shift the focus of agriculture to that which will produce the highest yields of nutritious foods 
D) build up the ports of the country to increase the ability to import and export products 
A) create new businesses by partnering with developed nations 
B) help the government promote family planning throughout the country 
C) shift the focus of agriculture to that which will produce the highest yields of nutritious foods 
D) build up the ports of the country to increase the ability to import and export products

Question 11

With its devastating impact on global health,AIDS

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A) is most abundant in developed countries. 
B) in sub-Saharan Africa is primarily spread through homosexual contact. 
C) in Swaziland is lower than most developed countries due to the increased reliance on condoms. 
D) deaths have declined due to increased funding from developed countries. 
A) is most abundant in developed countries. 
B) in sub-Saharan Africa is primarily spread through homosexual contact. 
C) in Swaziland is lower than most developed countries due to the increased reliance on condoms. 
D) deaths have declined due to increased funding from developed countries.

Question 12

How do the populations of the United States and India compare today?

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A) Each country has about the same density of people per square mile. 
B) The population density of the U.S.is greater than of India. 
C) India has the same population size of the United States. 
D) India has almost four times the population of the United States. 
A) Each country has about the same density of people per square mile. 
B) The population density of the U.S.is greater than of India. 
C) India has the same population size of the United States. 
D) India has almost four times the population of the United States.

Question 13

If you only had one million dollars to spend on a population of 10,000 people in a village in a developing country,which of the following would have the greatest impact on their health?

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A) creation of reliable source of clean water and proper sewage systems 
B) medical supplies to treat labor-related injuries 
C) bring in large supplies of nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables 
D) take samples of the water and local foods to identify sources of toxins and carcinogens 
A) creation of reliable source of clean water and proper sewage systems 
B) medical supplies to treat labor-related injuries 
C) bring in large supplies of nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables 
D) take samples of the water and local foods to identify sources of toxins and carcinogens

Question 14

China's one-child policy was adopted because

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A) contagious disease was rampant in the 1970s and fewer people meant less contagion. 
B) it was clear the nation could not live within the limit of its resources if the population continued to grow. 
C) there were too few jobs and too many people. 
D) the fertility rate was too low and the nation needed more people to populate vacant lands. 
A) contagious disease was rampant in the 1970s and fewer people meant less contagion. 
B) it was clear the nation could not live within the limit of its resources if the population continued to grow. 
C) there were too few jobs and too many people. 
D) the fertility rate was too low and the nation needed more people to populate vacant lands.

Question 15

Most recently,the official development assistance of the United States government

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A) is about the same as contributions from all private organizations in the United States. 
B) as a percent of GNI,is about the same as the country of Norway. 
C) combined with all US private philanthropy,was less than 1.0 % of GNI. 
D) has declined to levels below those a decade or more ago. 
A) is about the same as contributions from all private organizations in the United States. 
B) as a percent of GNI,is about the same as the country of Norway. 
C) combined with all US private philanthropy,was less than 1.0 % of GNI. 
D) has declined to levels below those a decade or more ago.

Question 16

Resource management for the poor of the world is most vital as it relates to

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A) investment by developed nations. 
B) the generation of taxes for the government. 
C) common-pool resources. 
D) family planning. 
A) investment by developed nations. 
B) the generation of taxes for the government. 
C) common-pool resources. 
D) family planning.

Question 17

Small-scale businesses in Bangladesh have done well because of the Grameen bank lending

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A) large amounts of money to men. 
B) large amounts of money to women. 
C) small amounts of money to men. 
D) small amounts of money to women. 
A) large amounts of money to men. 
B) large amounts of money to women. 
C) small amounts of money to men. 
D) small amounts of money to women.

Question 18

Social modernization involves many areas that revolve around

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A) sustainable environmental policy. 
B) the roles of women. 
C) economic development. 
D) technology. 
A) sustainable environmental policy. 
B) the roles of women. 
C) economic development. 
D) technology.

Question 19

The World Bank is

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A) the largest agency providing aid to developing countries. 
B) a new collection of about 30 banks founded in 1990,and focused on investments in technology. 
C) a branch of the United Nations established in the 1970s to focus on environmental sustainability. 
D) the main provider of funds and supporting the economies of most developed nations of the world. 
A) the largest agency providing aid to developing countries. 
B) a new collection of about 30 banks founded in 1990,and focused on investments in technology. 
C) a branch of the United Nations established in the 1970s to focus on environmental sustainability. 
D) the main provider of funds and supporting the economies of most developed nations of the world.

Question 20

Which of the following descriptions is most characteristic of the world's poorest people?

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A) On her way to high school,a young girl walks along a path at the edge of a rice field. 
B) Filling a pot with water from a community water reserve,a mother prepares to make a meal of rice and fish,barely enough to feed her husband and two children. 
C) A thin man in his 80s,smoking a cigarette,makes his way to cast a ballot in a national election. 
D) In a large city,a 12 year-old boy sits under a stack of tin he calls home,unable to read the nearby billboards. 
A) On her way to high school,a young girl walks along a path at the edge of a rice field. 
B) Filling a pot with water from a community water reserve,a mother prepares to make a meal of rice and fish,barely enough to feed her husband and two children. 
C) A thin man in his 80s,smoking a cigarette,makes his way to cast a ballot in a national election. 
D) In a large city,a 12 year-old boy sits under a stack of tin he calls home,unable to read the nearby billboards.

Exam 9: Population and Development

Compared to a person in a developed country,a person in a developing country is about eight times more likely to die from

The window of opportunity presented by the demographic dividend generally ends as

Planned Parenthood and the UNFPA are

Large families in poor countries

Countries caught in the poverty-population trap have experienced

The 1994 Cairo Conference on Population and Development found that the greatest threats to the health of the environment were

The social and economic changes in Thailand over the past 50 years have

Which of the following aspects of medicine would have the greatest impact if more widely practiced in a developing country?

As of 2012,China's

You are a newly appointed advisor in a government project to help move a developing country forward economically.With limited financial resources and staffing,which of the following would be your highest priority?

With its devastating impact on global health,AIDS

How do the populations of the United States and India compare today?

If you only had one million dollars to spend on a population of 10,000 people in a village in a developing country,which of the following would have the greatest impact on their health?

China's one-child policy was adopted because

Most recently,the official development assistance of the United States government

Resource management for the poor of the world is most vital as it relates to

Small-scale businesses in Bangladesh have done well because of the Grameen bank lending

Social modernization involves many areas that revolve around

The World Bank is

Which of the following descriptions is most characteristic of the world's poorest people?

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