Deck 6: Institutions

Question 1

The population of the world started increasing around _____ years ago.

A) 40
B) 400
C) 4,000
D) The population of the world is not increasing!

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In 1650, if a person _____, their life expectancy was 50-60 years of age.

A) survived childhood
B) ate a diet low in saturated fats
C) lived in Africa or Europe
D) farmed

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In 1650 infant mortality went down, most notably in _____.

A) the Sahara desert
B) northwestern Europe
C) China
D) Italy

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Most mortality in Europe had been from _____.

A) violent crime
B) typhoons
C) whirlpools
D) communicable diseases

Question 5

Which action probably did not help lower the incidence of disease in northwestern Europe? ______.

A) People drained the swamps and marshes.
B) Cities installed public sewers.
C) Men began wearing powdered wigs.
D) People began to produce food more hygienically.

Question 6

Since the 17^th century, people have gotten, on average _____.

A) smaller
B) bigger
C) thinner
D) shorter

Question 7

The world's population in 1900 was ____ larger than the world's population 250 years before.

A) 2000x
B) 200x
C) 20x
D) 2x

Question 8

In the late 1800s, the _____ in/of Europe began to decline.

A) birth rate
B) population
C) life expectancy
D) number of people

Question 9

Currently the birth rate in the USA is ____ births per 1000

A) 500
B) 50
C) 25
D) 14

Question 10

Which probably was not a factor in the birth rate decline in Europe?

A) Increased Industrialization in northwestern Europe.
B) A decline in quality afterschool programs in public schools.
C) A decline in child mortality.
D) Cultural change.

Question 11

The change from high death rates to low death rates, and the subsequent change from high birth rates to low birth rates is called the ____.

A) Demographic transition.
B) the Great Coincidence.
C) Mortality Migration.
D) Dearth of Death.

Question 12

Death rates in less developed countries started to fall in ____.

A) The 1700s
B) The 1800s
C) The 1940s
D) The 1980s

Question 13

Less developed countries have seen fertility _____ since the 1960s.

A) increase slowly
B) decrease
C) stay the same
D) skyrocket

Question 14

Which country has the highest birth rate?

A) Ghana
B) Brazil
C) Australia
D) Japan

Question 15

Which country has the lowest birth rate?

A) Ghana
B) Brazil
C) Australia
D) Japan

Question 16

In 2009, the life expectancy for men in poor countries is approximately _____ years of age.

A) 20
B) 40
C) 60
D) 80

Question 17

In rich countries, as of 2009, the life expectancy for women is ____ years of age.

A) 20
B) 40
C) 60
D) 80

Question 18

People in rich countries are most likely to die of which disease?

A) Tuberculosis
B) Scurvy
C) Skin Cancer
D) Malaria

Question 19

People in poor countries are most likely to die of which disease?

A) Skin Cancer
B) Heart Disease
C) Scurvy
D) Malaria

Question 20

The death rate in Sweden is _____ the death rate in Nigeria.

A) higher than
B) slightly lower than
C) equal to
D) much lower than

Question 21

In developed countries, the age and sex structure looks like _____

A) a pyramid
B) an orange
C) Tony Romo
D) a column

Question 22

In less developed countries, the age and sex structure looks like _____

A) a pyramid
B) an orange
C) Tony Romo
D) a column

Question 23

Rock-and-roll music is associated with _____.

A) the Baby boom generation.
B) Generation X
C) Generation Y
D) The Echo boom

Question 24

Between 1945 and 1965 fertility rates in the US ____.

A) declined sharply
B) increased
C) stayed the same
D) declined slightly

Question 25

Old people generally ______ than younger people

A) drive faster
B) take more risks
C) commit fewer crimes
D) play louder music

Question 26

Which country is the most densely populated.

A) the USA
B) Greenland
C) Liechtenstein
D) Monaco

Question 27

The human population has increased at a constant rate from the beginning.

Question 28

Life Expectancy before 1650 is higher than Life Expectancy after 1650.

Question 29

After 1650, rates of infant mortality went down.

Question 30

Communicable diseases were almost non-existent before the 20^th century.

Question 31

Cities in Northwestern Europe were hotbeds of disease.

Question 32

Food production also increased after 1650.

Question 33

People, on average have been getting smaller.

Question 34

The birth rate increased steadily after 1873.

Question 35

Increased Industrialization probably helped increase the birth rate.

Question 36

Once the death rate in a society begins to fall, the fall in the birth rate follows eventually.

Question 37

Less developed countries also have seen their death rates fall (although the trend is more recent)

Question 38

Over the past 50 years, fertility in less well developed countries has increased.

Question 39

The USA has a larger birth rate than Japan.

Question 40

Nigeria has a larger birth rate than Russia.

Question 41

Life expectancy for women in poor countries is higher than life expectancy for men in poor countries.

Question 42

Life expectancy for men in rich countries is higher than life expectancy for women in rich countries.

Question 43

People in poor countries are more likely to die of infectious disease than people in rich countries.

Question 44

Infant mortality is currently higher in rich countries than in poor countries.

Question 45

The death rate is higher in more developed countries than the death rate in less developed countries.

Question 46

Poor countries have more children proportionally than rich countries.

Question 47

Populations with more young people have more crime.

Question 48

The birth rate in the US increased in the years following World War II.

Question 49

Older people commit more crimes than younger people.

Question 50

Old people have fewer medical expenses, on average, than younger people.

Question 51

The economy of regions with many old people tends to be more stable.

Question 52

The world's most densely populated countries tend to be the most urbanized.

Question 53

In economic downturns, countries usually become more open to immigration.

Question 54

Why was the life expectancy in pre-1650 not 50-60? i.e what factor can you take out to make life expectancy in this period 50-60 years of age?

Question 55

Where, notably, did infant mortality decrease?

Question 56

What were some of the causes for this decrease in infant mortality?

Question 57

Why did the birth rate start to decline in the late 19^th century?

Question 58

Give an example of a country with a high birth rate, and one with a low birth rate.What are some differences between these countries?

Question 59

Why is the death rate in Sweden higher than the death rate of Nigeria?

Question 60

Draw an Age and Sex Structure for a hypothetical developed country.

Question 61

Draw a rough sketch of the US population pyramid.

Question 62

Give examples of a society with many immigrants, and a society with very few immigrants.How are these 2 societies different?

Question 63

How does the age structure of a social group influence group dynamics?

Question 64

Describe the stages of the demographic transition.Which stage is the U.S.currently in? Which stage are the countries of sub-Saharan Africa currently in?

Question 65

Describe the baby boom in the U.S.When did it occur? When did it end? What are some of the consequences of the baby boom.