Question 1

What is the current total fertility rate (TFR)for the world as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.8 children 
B)  2.1 children 
C)  2.4 children 
D)  3.1 children 
E)  3.8 children

Question 2

The distinctive form of a language that is associated with different regions is called a dialect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  politics 
B)  religion 
C)  language 
D)  commerce 
E)  customs

Question 4

Total fertility rate (TFR)is high when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?

Accepted Answer

A)  rate of in-migration 
B)  rate of out-migration 
C)  emigration rate 
D)  immigration rate 
E)  net migration rate

Question 6

According to your text's authors,globalization is the most fundamental reorganization of our planet's social and economic structures since which of the following events?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ice Age 
B)  Demographic Transition 
C)  Industrial Revolution 
D)  World War II 
E)  the Renaissance

Question 7

What is the current population of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  6.7 million 
B)  670 million 
C)  just over 1.7 billion 
D)  more than 7 billion 
E)  just about 1.6 trillion

Question 8

Culture is an important aspect of the human experience.Define the term and then discuss and analyze the four categories of culture presented in the text,along with an examination of the phenomenon of cultural imperialism.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Culture is an important aspect of the...

Question 9

What is a universalizing religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  a religion that attempts to appeal to all peoples regardless of location or culture 
B)  a metaphysical religion that seeks inner peace through contact with extraterrestrial beings 
C)  a religion that seeks to identify the common elements of all religions of the world in order to bring worldwide religious unity 
D)  a global movement to promote interfaith cooperation, similar to the United Nations 
E)  Hinduism

Question 10

What does the Economic Growth Rate measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  the annual rate of expansion for Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) 
B)  average annual rate of growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 
C)  the annual rate of expansion for the New York Stock Exchange 
D)  the annual rate of expansion for Gross National Income (GNI) 
E)  It is a composite indicator that measures all of the above.

Question 11

In which stage of the Demographic Transition are birthrate and death rate both low?

Accepted Answer

A)  stage 1 
B)  stage 2 
C)  stage 3 
D)  stage 4 
E)  stages 1 and 4

Question 12

Most of the current and future world population growth is occurring in which part of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  North and South America 
B)  European Union countries of Eastern and Western Europe 
C)  Australia and Oceania 
D)  developing countries of Africa, Asia, and South America 
E)  Islamic countries of Southwest and Southeast Asia

Question 13

Architecture is an example of a material dimension of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following groups of people is considered a nation without a state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turks 
B)  Kazakhs 
C)  Azeris 
D)  Kurds 
E)  Estonians

Question 15

Compare and contrast the arguments for and against globalization.In your opinion,is globalization good for the world? Is it good for your region? Why,or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the arguments for and...

Question 16

Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition produces a rapid decrease in the rate of natural increase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How do universalising religions differ from ethnic religions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

All of the following are arguments against globalization,EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  globalization is not a "natural" process. 
B)  globalization is a policy promoted by free-trade advocates, capitalist countries, and multinational firms, all of which benefit from the process. 
C)  policies of globalization increase the differences between rich and poor in the world. 
D)  globalization will lead to the use of nuclear weapons. 
E)  globalization is dangerously unstable.

Question 19

Total fertility rate (TFR)can be thought of as the average number of children per family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Net migration rate,a statistic that indicates whether more people are entering or leaving a country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Globalization and Diversity

What is the current total fertility rate (TFR) for the world as a whole?

The distinctive form of a language that is associated with different regions is called a dialect.

Which of the following characteristics often best defines cultural groups?

Total fertility rate (TFR)is high when women marry early and have many children over a long span of years.

What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?

According to your text's authors,globalization is the most fundamental reorganization of our planet's social and economic structures since which of the following events?

What is the current population of the Earth?

Culture is an important aspect of the human experience.Define the term and then discuss and analyze the four categories of culture presented in the text,along with an examination of the phenomenon of cultural imperialism.

What is a universalizing religion?

What does the Economic Growth Rate measure?

In which stage of the Demographic Transition are birthrate and death rate both low?

Most of the current and future world population growth is occurring in which part of the world?

Architecture is an example of a material dimension of culture.

Which of the following groups of people is considered a nation without a state?

Compare and contrast the arguments for and against globalization.In your opinion,is globalization good for the world? Is it good for your region? Why,or why not?

Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition produces a rapid decrease in the rate of natural increase.

How do universalising religions differ from ethnic religions?

All of the following are arguments against globalization,EXCEPT

Total fertility rate (TFR)can be thought of as the average number of children per family.

Net migration rate,a statistic that indicates whether more people are entering or leaving a country.