QUIZ # 3 SCORE:
1. Which of the following statement is correct for the first stage of the demographic transition
model?
A. Birth rate low, death rate low, total population low
B. Birth rate high, death rate high and fluctuating, total population low and constant
C. Birth rate high, death rate low, total population low and constant
D. Birth rate high, death rate high and fluctuating, total population constant
2. Why is the birth rate low in stage four (IV) of the demographic transition model?
A. More women are working and consumerism means that the cost of raising children is very
high
B. Hospital and sanitation facilities are starting to be developed
C. Diseases spread rapidly in insanitary conditions
D. More women are using contraceptives and following family planning
3. Why is the death rate high and fluctuating in stage one of the demographic transition model?
A. More people are busy working and neglecting their own health
B. Hospital and sanitation facilities are starting to be developed
C. Diseases spread rapidly in insanitary conditions
D. More women are using contraceptives and following family planning
4. According to the United nation’s “World Population Policies” report of 2015, which region has
the highest proportion of countries seeking to raise immigration levels?
A. Europe
B. North America
C. Asia
D. Africa
5. According to the United nation’s “World Population Policies” report of 2015, which region has
the highest share of countries seeking to reduce current levels of immigration?
A. Australia
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. South America
6. Climate influences where people live across the world. Which climate type has the highest
population?
A. Very cold areas with a short growing season
B. Areas with constantly high temperatures and little rainfall
C. Temperate regions with no extremes of temperatures
D. None of these
7. Which of the following is not a push factor?
A. Desertification
B. Poor medical Care
C. Primitive Conditions
D. Higher-income
8. Which of the following is not a consequence of the decline in the working-age population?
A. Decline in productivity
B. Economic instability
C. Increase in the skilled workers’ availability
D. Fewer working-age people
9. World Health Organiation has declared _________ as the decade of healthy aging.
A. 2011-2022
B. 2031-2040
C. 2001-2010
D. 2021-2030
10. From 2020 to 2021, life expectancy in the United States declined by
A. 0.9 year C. 0.5 year
B. 1.2 year D. 0.2 year