Armed Conflict

Question 1

According to the course, all of the following factors are likely to be sources of social problems related to population density except

a)economics.

b)spirituality.

c)cultural factors.

d)politics.

Question 2

The proportion of males to females in a given population is referred to as the _______ ratio.

a)fertility

b)sex

c)population

d)stereotypical

Question 3

In the four-stage model of transition theory, declining death rates and continuing high birth rates are characteristic of Stage

a)1.

b)2.

c)3.

d)4.

Question 4

_______ is the global area with the highest rate of population growth.

a)China

b)Africa

c)Canada

d)Mexico

Question 5

_______ decimated the population of Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

a)Famine

b)Armed conflict

c)Plague

d)Syphilis