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Score for this quiz: 45 out of 250 * FINAL SCORE 245 OUT OF 250
Submitted Dec 22 at 10:41am
This attempt took 135 minutes.
IncorrectQuestion 1
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(TCO 8) Why is the term called the crude birth rate?
If you’ve ever attended a birth, you understand that it can get kind of crude.
The rate is crude because males and females, not in their childbearing years, are part of the equation.
To compare societies have differing proportions of females in their childbearing years.
The crude birth rate is precise, but difficult to calculate.
It is calculated using the average annual number of births and deaths.
Chapter 15
Question 2
pts
(TCO 8) The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is
population patterns reflect a society’s level of technological development.
population increase will outstrip the planet’s ability to support us.
population increase is now mostly in high-income nations.
population decrease is now mostly in low-income nations.
population size ebbs and flows between one equilibrium and another.
Chapter 15
, Question 3
pts
(TCO 3) The concept of modernity refers to changes in social patterns brought on by which of the
following?
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Enlightenment
The Industrial Revolution
World War I
Globalization
Chapter 16
Question 4
pts
(TCO 3) What must be limited according to Limits of Growth critics?
Abortions
Technology
The natural environment
Resource usage
I.Q.s
Chapter 15
Question 5
pts
(TCO 8) The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?
Score for this quiz: 45 out of 250 * FINAL SCORE 245 OUT OF 250
Submitted Dec 22 at 10:41am
This attempt took 135 minutes.
IncorrectQuestion 1
pts
(TCO 8) Why is the term called the crude birth rate?
If you’ve ever attended a birth, you understand that it can get kind of crude.
The rate is crude because males and females, not in their childbearing years, are part of the equation.
To compare societies have differing proportions of females in their childbearing years.
The crude birth rate is precise, but difficult to calculate.
It is calculated using the average annual number of births and deaths.
Chapter 15
Question 2
pts
(TCO 8) The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is
population patterns reflect a society’s level of technological development.
population increase will outstrip the planet’s ability to support us.
population increase is now mostly in high-income nations.
population decrease is now mostly in low-income nations.
population size ebbs and flows between one equilibrium and another.
Chapter 15
, Question 3
pts
(TCO 3) The concept of modernity refers to changes in social patterns brought on by which of the
following?
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Enlightenment
The Industrial Revolution
World War I
Globalization
Chapter 16
Question 4
pts
(TCO 3) What must be limited according to Limits of Growth critics?
Abortions
Technology
The natural environment
Resource usage
I.Q.s
Chapter 15
Question 5
pts
(TCO 8) The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?
