Deck 10: Age and Sex Composition

Question 1

The sex ratio at birth (SRB) in the United States and most countries of the world is around __.

A) 100
B) 90
C) 110
D) 105
E) 95

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A person born with the adrenogenital syndrome (AGS):

A) has the external genitals of a female
B) is chromosomally female
C) is neither chromosomally female nor chromosomally male
D) is almost always heterosexual
E) has the external genitals of a male

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In China for the past 10 or more years, the sex ratio at birth has been around:

A) 118-120 males per 100 females
B) 118-120 females per 100 males
C) 100 males per 120 females
D) 105 males per 100 females
E) 130 males per 100 females

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the biological determinants of sex?

A) chromosomes
B) gonads or ovaries
C) external sex structures
D) hormones
E) self identification

Question 5

When an XX fetus receives an excessive amount of androgens in utero it leads to what?

A) adrenogenital syndrome (AGS)
B) androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)
C) Klinefelter's syndrome
D) Turner's syndrome
E) Jacob's syndrome

Question 6

A person born with the androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS):

A) has the external genitals of a male
B) is chromosomally male
C) is neither chromosomally female nor chromosomally male
D) is almost always asexual
E) is almost always homosexual

Question 7

What demographic and social information do we obtain from a population pyramid? Show several different hand-drawn (by you) pyramids in your blue book that illustrate countries or populations that are different demographically and socially from one another.

Question 8

Please explain why intersex often is not included in the grouping of the LGBT community.

Question 9

Name and discuss at least three reasons why age and sex structures are important for studying the demographic processes of a population.

Question 10

Discuss the general issue of sex determination for participants in the Olympic Games. What has been the history of this issue? Show how the resolution of the issue has changed over the years. How is the issue of sex determination handled today in the Olympics? How do you believe the issue of sex determination in the Olympics should be handled? Defend and justify your belief.

Question 11

What are the 5 biological definitions of sex? How does each work to determine one's biological sex?

Question 12

The number of babies born per woman in China, Taiwan, South Korea and several other countries:

A) has risen to twice the level needed to replace the population
B) has fallen considerably below the level needed to replace the population
C) is right at the level needed to replace the population
D) cannot be determined because of the unavailability of birth data
E) is just about right for economic growth and stability

Question 13

Consider a total dependency ratio (TDR) for a population in which we multiply the result by a constant of 100. If the value of the TDR is 105 this would mean:

A) that there are 105 dependents per 100 producers in the population
B) that there are 100 dependents per 105 producers in the population
C) that there are 5 producers per 100 dependents in the population
D) that there are 100 producers for every 5 dependents in the population
E) that the distribution of dependents and producers in the population is balanced.

Question 14

Age heaping refers to __.

A) respondents refusing to report their ages to the survey interviewer
B) the situation when respondents lie about their ages when answering a survey
C) irregularities in the age data for a population due to overreporting of certain ages at the expense of other ages
D) irregularities in the age data of a population because of deficits in certain age groups due to war, violence or immigration
E) age data that are grouped or rounded into 5-year or 10-year categories

Question 15

A person with Turner's syndrome has ____ chromosome(s).

A) no
B) one
C) two
D) three
E) four

Question 16

A population pyramid is __.

A) a way to determine the life expectancy at birth of a population
B) a pie chart showing the age and sex distributions of a population
C) a way to tell who has moved into or out of a region
D) an easy way to track the movement of a population
E) two age histograms placed back to back that represent the male and female populations

Question 17

Intersex refers to ___.

A) a fetus having more than two X chromosomes
B) a fetus having more than two Y chromosomes
C) any inconsistency in the five biological determinants of sex
D) someone who feels they were born in the wrong body
E) someone who is transgender