In the united states in the decades following world

Question 26 of 40
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In the United States, in the decades following World War II, birth rates increased enormously.
This is an example of __________ effects that may impact population growth.
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A. periodic
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B. short-term
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C. period
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D. long-term
Question 27 of 40
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Today, respecting transition theory, how many countries are considered to be in Stage 1?

Question 28 of 40
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Demographers are beginning to add a Stage 5 to the classic four-stage transition theory. Namely,
when birth rates fall below replacement and death rates exceed birth rates, a country can be said
to have entered stage 5. As mentioned in your reading, all of these countries are now considered
to be at stage 5 EXCEPT:

Question 29 of 40
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Infant mortality is defined as the percentage of infants who die within __________ after birth in
a given population per 1,000 live births per year.

Question 30 of 40
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The proportion of males to females in a given population is referred to as the __________ ratio.
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A. fertility
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B. sex
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C. population
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D. gender
Question 31 of 40
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In developed countries, if we find a fertility rate of 2.1 live births per 1000 births per year, we are
witnessing __________ fertility.

Question 32 of 40
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In which country have death rates declined markedly even as infant mortality rates are the
highest in the world?

Question 33 of 40
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Paul Ehrlich has had to modify his prognostications due to underestimating human resilience.
However, all of the following have drifted toward basic agreement with neo-Malthusian
conclusions EXCEPT: