Question 1

Identify and discuss at least TWO perspectives on world hunger.Is there a way to reconcile the perspectives you discuss? If so,how? If not,why not?

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One perspective on world hunger is the e...

Question 2

United Nations demographers predict that which one of the following cities will be the largest by the year 2025?

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A)  Mexico City
B)  New York
C)  Beijing
D)  Tokyo

Question 3

Population pressure contributes to migration and urbanization so that the environmental impact of population growth is not evenly distributed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Explain the Demographic Transition Model.What are its strengths and weaknesses? Be sure to provide specific examples to illustrate your argument.

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The Demographic Transition Model (DTM) i...

Question 5

Strategies for increasing food production and supplies include:

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A)  bringing more land into production.
B)  increasing the use of pesticides.
C)  biotechnology.
D)  all of the above
E)  b and c

Question 6

Research on fertility and women's status shows that where women have low status and are financially dependent on their husbands,fertility is low because men do not want to support larger numbers of offspring financially.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When the Irish came to Boston and New York as immigrants,they came voluntarily.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the text,four crops account for most of the genetically modified crops.These are:

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A)  quinoa,corn,wheat,and cotton.
B)  corn,wheat,cotton,and soybeans.
C)  wheat,corn,canola,and cotton.
D)  soybeans,corn,cotton,and canola.

Question 9

The world population reached about 1 billion persons by the beginning of the _________ century.

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A)  18th
B)  19th
C)  20th
D)  21st

Question 10

Which of the following are true of LDC population patterns?

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A)  Significant territorial expansion fueled their rapid transitional population growth.
B)  Their birth and death rates are now comparable to those of the MDCs.
C)  Their death rates were most affected by effective disease-control techniques introduced by outside agencies like the World Health Organization,rather than by internal economic development.
D)  All of the above are true.
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 11

The replacement rate for fertility that produces zero population growth is:

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A)  2.
B)  2.1.
C)  3.1.
D)  none of the above

Question 12

Inequality and stratification theorists emphasize distribution as a central factor determining the relationship between population growth and environmental problems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A person's gender is correlated with their access to food.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

To date,most of the available evidence supports the Malthusian and neo-Malthusian perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Are genetically modified crops a threat or a benefit? Take a stance and defend your perspective.

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As an AI language model, I do not have p...

Question 16

Advocates of the agricultural modernization perspective argue that:

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A)  world hunger is caused by low productivity levels associated with traditional agricultural practices.
B)  the faster population grows,the less food is available to other people.
C)  population growth has little to no effect on environmental degradation.
D)  all of the above
E)  none of the above

Question 17

Supply-side demography argues that:

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A)  population growth may be beneficial because history shows that larger populations are associated with improvements in human well-being.
B)  human misery and suffering is caused by maldistribution resulting from the operation of current social institutions and economic arrangements.
C)  population growth is the most important cause of environmental degradation.
D)  Class exploitation explains human misery and environmental degradation.

Question 18

Middle tier global food consumers typically are:

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A)  malnourished because they do not eat enough beef.
B)  unhealthy meat eaters who consume a high fat diet.
C)  healthy because they eat a meat-based diet.
D)  grain eaters who consume a mostly plant-based diet.

Question 19

Golden rice has been hailed as a GM crop success because it eradicates Vitamin A deficiencies that block iron absorption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Discuss the concept of biotechnology and its risks.How and in what ways are genetically modified foods different from those that might result from natural processes?

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Biotechnology is the use of living organ...

Exam 5: Population, environment, and Food

Research on fertility and women's status shows that where women have low status and are financially dependent on their husbands,fertility is low because men do not want to support larger numbers of offspring financially.

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Population pressure contributes to migration and urbanization so that the environmental impact of population growth is not evenly distributed.

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A person's gender is correlated with their access to food.

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Discuss the concept of biotechnology and its risks.How and in what ways are genetically modified foods different from those that might result from natural processes?

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The replacement rate for fertility that produces zero population growth is:

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Strategies for increasing food production and supplies include:

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To date,most of the available evidence supports the Malthusian and neo-Malthusian perspective.

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The world population reached about 1 billion persons by the beginning of the _________ century.

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When the Irish came to Boston and New York as immigrants,they came voluntarily.

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Identify and discuss at least TWO perspectives on world hunger.Is there a way to reconcile the perspectives you discuss? If so,how? If not,why not?

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According to the text,four crops account for most of the genetically modified crops.These are:

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Advocates of the agricultural modernization perspective argue that:

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Inequality and stratification theorists emphasize distribution as a central factor determining the relationship between population growth and environmental problems.

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Which of the following are true of LDC population patterns?

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Supply-side demography argues that:

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Explain the Demographic Transition Model.What are its strengths and weaknesses? Be sure to provide specific examples to illustrate your argument.

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Are genetically modified crops a threat or a benefit? Take a stance and defend your perspective.

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Golden rice has been hailed as a GM crop success because it eradicates Vitamin A deficiencies that block iron absorption.

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United Nations demographers predict that which one of the following cities will be the largest by the year 2025?

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Middle tier global food consumers typically are:

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