Deck 3: Population, Gender, and Disparity

Question 1

The key element in population growth is the fact that people:

A)Settle in agricultural areas
B)Migrate to cities
C)Have children
D)Get wealthy and have more children
E)None of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following countries has significant numbers of underweight children?

A)Bangladesh
B)Malaysia
C)Indonesia
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Most of Asia's dominant cities grew dramatically in the _____ century.

A)15th
B)16th
C)17th
D)18th
E)19th

Answer 3

E

Question 4

A good indicator of living conditions is:

A)Nutritional density
B)The infant mortality rate
C)The literacy rate
D)The dependency ratio

Question 5

Which of the following countries have the highest fertility rates?

A)China and India
B)Timor-Leste and Pakistan
C)Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
D)Singapore and Vietnam
E)India and Pakistan

Question 6

Today,Earth's population is approximately:

A)6 million
B)3)7 billion
C)6)8 billion
D)9 billion
E)10 billion

Question 7

The fact that people migrate to and continue to live where people are already established is called:

A)Population distribution
B)Historic inertia
C)A migration stream
D)A historic settlement pattern
E)Regional population growth

Question 8

The problem with basic population data is that they:

A)Are unreliable
B)Reveal nothing about the well-being of people
C)Are often based on faulty assumptions
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 9

Most settlements in Asia are:

A)Nuclear
B)Combined
C)Extended
D)Ribbon
E)Multi-nodal

Question 10

Replacement fertility rate refers to:

A)The number of children a woman will have in her childbearing years
B)Birth rates minus death rates
C)The fact that a population is stable
D)A population being able to replace itself in the future
E)None of the above

Question 11

Asian societies are characterized by:

A)Collectivism
B)Hierarchical relationships
C)Group consciousness
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 12

Which country is expected to have 25 percent less people in 2015?

A)Mongolia
B)Vietnam
C)China
D)Timor-Leste
E)None of the above

Question 13

Every Asian country except _____ is based on one or more core areas.

A)India
B)China
C)Laos
D)Indonesia
E)Thailand

Question 14

Pakistan has a birth rate of 30/1000 and a death rate of 7/1000.This means that it has a natural increase rate of:

A)37 percent
B)3)7 percent
C)23 percent
D)2)3 percent

Question 15

The only country in the world to have a higher percentage of its population over age 65 than below age 15 is:

A)The Philippines
B)Japan
C)Taiwan
D)South Korea
E)North Korea

Question 16

The number of births per 1,000 minus the number of deaths per 1,000 equals a population's _____ rate.

A)Birth
B)Death
C)Growth
D)Natural increase
E)Total fertility

Question 17

A population pyramid indicates:

A)Age structure
B)Sex structure
C)Population growth or decline
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following regions had a major cluster of population around 3000 BC?

A)North China Plain
B)Lower Ganges River valley
C)Tibetan Plateau
D)Japan
E)Annam coast

Question 19

Existing numbers of people are called _____ populations.

A)Carto
B)Core
C)Extant
D)Basic
E)Base

Question 20

Population clusters reflect the availability of such resources as:

A)Water
B)Fertile soils
C)Minerals
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 21

Which of the following cities is NOT known globally as a "sex city?"

A)Seoul
B)Bangkok
C)Ho Chi Minh City
D)Taipei
E)Manila

Question 22

Which of the following countries fully complies with the Human Trafficking Protection Act?

A)Bangladesh
B)Burma
C)South Korea
D)China
E)None of the above

Question 23

Populations grow at an even progression.

Question 24

There are at least _____ victims of HIV/AIDS in Asia.

A)380,000
B)1 million
C)2)5 million
D)5 million
E)35 million

Question 25

Since population growth rates are declining,populations are getting smaller.

Question 26

Bride price is most likely to be mandatory in:

A)Pakistan
B)North Korea
C)China
D)Nepal
E)Singapore

Question 27

Many women from _____ end up as prostitutes in northeastern China.

A)Nepal
B)India
C)The Philippines
D)Thailand
E)North Korea

Question 28

Today,the most critical issue regarding population increase is:

A)Absolute numbers
B)Ageing
C)Environmental damage
D)Cluster migration
E)Urbanization

Question 29

Life,fate,luck and education are valued in Asian society.

Question 30

_____ has the lowest gender development index in Asia.
a)Japan
b)Nepal
c)Cambodia
d)Thailand
e)India

Question 31

Not having children is inconceivable to the majority of Asians.

Question 32

Most honor killings take place in:

A)East Asia
B)South Asia
C)Southeast Asia
D)Bangladesh
E)Nepal

Question 33

At current natural increase rates,the global population will be around ____ billion in 2050.

A)3
B)5
C)6
D)8
E)9

Question 34

Quality of life improvements can induce reduction in family size.

Question 35

In northern India and Pakistan,women are usually concealed from non-related males.This practice is called:

A)Empowerment
B)Patriarchy
C)Dowry
D)Purdah
E)Sharia

Question 36

In many Hindu marriages,the girl's family is expected to give money and goods to the boy's family.This is called:

A)Bride price
B)Groom price
C)Purdah
D)Dowry

Question 37

Societies in which males exert authority over all family members and dominate social,economic and political realms are said to be:

A)Matriarchal
B)Patriarchal
C)Fraternal
D)Patrimonial
E)Gendered

Question 38

In which country is a boy considered to be a "big happiness" and a girl to be considered a "little happiness?"

A)Indonesia
B)Burma
C)India
D)Japan
E)China

Question 39

Which South Asian country has the highest literacy rate?

A)Sri Lanka
B)India
C)Pakistan
D)Bangladesh
E)Maldives

Question 40

High maternal mortality rates reflect:

A)Lack of access to health care
B)Ill-treatment of females
C)Dietary deficiency
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 41

In Asia,most marriages are arranged.

Question 42

Overall,the lowest Gender Development indexes are found in Southeast Asia.

Question 43

Human trafficking of girls for purposes of sex is a worldwide phenomenon.

Question 44

Dense populations in Asia are all poor.

Question 45

Japan's population pyramid has a narrowing base which indicates that its population is growing slowly.

Question 46

Nutritional density assumes a direct relationship between the number of people and total acres of land in a society.

Question 47

Population data from such organizations as the United Nations are reliable.

Question 48

Neo-Malthusians say that while fertility rates are important,it is the absolute numbers of people that count.

Question 49

Asia's population distribution map shows an even distribution of population.

Question 50

In much of Southeast Asia,it is customary for newlyweds to move in with the husband's family.

Question 51

In general,because of female-oriented educational programs,women have become more literate than men.

Question 52

Most feminists agree that prostitution is a conscious and calculated choice.

Question 53

A major migration stream for sex workers/female entertainers is from the Philippines to Japan.

Question 54

Increased education for women correlates with decrease in family size.

Question 55

In China,close to 50 percent of school enrollees are girls but many never actually attend.

Question 56

Today,family planning programs are easily accessible across the region.

Question 57

Most women are accorded unequal roles in virtually every society.