SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Two of the main drivers of demographic transition are _____ and _________ -
✔✔economic development and urbanization
✔✔The 2023 global risks report analyzes the potential outcomes of the natural resource
polycrisis. Which is a potential outcome?
1.resource competition
11. Resource constraints
111. Resource action - ✔✔1 and 2
✔✔In module 13, we discussed an aging population. Growing risk aversion was
discussed as part of which of the economic cone=cerns associated with aging?
1.generational inequity
11. Slowing of economic growth
111. social/political upheaval - ✔✔2 only
✔✔Which term best describes the ability of the environment to support a population? -
✔✔carrying capacity
✔✔Which of the following is an expected outcome of the Sendai Framework:
1.learn from experience of Hyogo framework
11. Build back better
111. Substantially reduce global disaster mortality - ✔✔3 only
✔✔Which phrase of the demographic transition is characterized by population
maintenance:
1.pre-transition phase
11. Transition phase
111. Post-transition phase - ✔✔1 and 3 (Both pre and post phases are population
maintenance phases)
✔✔Altruism refers to: - ✔✔People helping others in a time of need
✔✔The 2023 global risks report discusses three main topics. Which of the following is
true regarding the topics discussed? - ✔✔The report discusses four principles for
preparedness in the new era of concurrent shocks
✔✔When measuring the likelihood of natural disasters, the number of years between
same-sized events is also known as: - ✔✔return period
✔✔Poor nations are worse off with regard to natural disasters because: - ✔✔Risk
negatively affects welfare and human development
, ✔✔Countries with the largest exposure to natural disaster include: - ✔✔small island
developing states
✔✔In module 13, we discussed an aging population. Which of the following are aging
trends discussed in that module?
1.the # of people 80+ is increasing significantly
11. Increasing median ages in western europe and japan
111. The number of people 65 and over outnumber those 5 and younger - ✔✔1, 2, 3
✔✔Which of the following is a possible solution to the funding of social programs in the
U.S.? - ✔✔reduce spending on other programs (education)
✔✔In module 13, we discussed an aging population. Which of the following are part of
the concerns of an aging population?
1. More workers available in the workforce to provide services to the aging
11.more services needed for an aging population
111. Manual labor-based economies are better positioned than service-based
economies - ✔✔2 only
✔✔Which of the following is a result of an aging population? - ✔✔GDP of developing
nations will increase as a percentage of global totals
(Read carefully, need to raise taxes and cut benefits)
✔✔The 2023 global risks report discusses five categories of global risks. Which of the
following is NOT one of the categories? - ✔✔conflict
✔✔Based on the discussion of the demographic transition, which of the following are
true? - ✔✔All countries go through demographic transition at different paces, all are not
handled smoothly, and countries won't all be wealthy after demographic transition
✔✔Which of the following are methods managing natural hazard risk:
1.mitigation
11. Resilience - ✔✔1 and 2
✔✔Which of the following is an example of political risk? - ✔✔Foibles of leaders
✔✔Which of the following can be defined as an occurrence that causes injury to
humans, loss of life, and/or property destruction?
1. Natural hazard
2. Natural disaster
3. Global event - ✔✔2 only