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Exam 3 -Form A

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which one of the following statements best describes fertility of immigrants?
a. fertility of immigrants is influenced by the culture or origin
b. fertility of immigrants is influenced by the culture of destination
c. fertility of immigrants is influenced by culture of origin and culture of destination
d. none of the above
c. fertility of immigrants is influenced by culture of origin and culture of destination
in traditional societies, famines, hunger, and diseases used to kill a large number of people. how would malthus classify such disasters?
a. positive check on population
b. negative check on population
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
a. positive check on population
which one of the following is a structural determinant of fertility?
a. abortion
b. breastfeeding
c. age at marriage
d. education
d. education
under 1990 immigration act, which country received a special quota for immigration to USA?
a. germany
b. japan
c. ireland
d. italy
c. ireland
a poor country with high fertility has hired you to help it develop its population policy to lower fertility. using caldwell's wealth flow theory, which of the following strategies would you include in your policy?
a. make sure that parents are required to raise children with quality (good education, good health, and housing)
b. fewer taxes on families with more than two children
c. promote a culture where children keep their parents in their homes after they retire and help them financially
d. all of the above
a. make sure that parents are required to raise children with quality (good education, good health, and housing)
romans believed that technology was inferior to pure sciences. how did this belief system influence the environments?
a. it was friendly to environments
b. it was dangerous to environments
c. it was unrelated to environments
d. none of the above
a. it was friendly to environments
what is water logging?
a. logging of woods in water
b. over-saturated land with water
c. land filled with pesticides
d. all of the above
b. over-saturated land with water
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are known to contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion. which one of the following is a source of CFCs?
a. marsh lands
b. factory smoke
c. deforestation
d. air-conditioning
d. air-conditioning
why does the cornucopian view contribute to environmental degradation?
a. this view suggests that nature is superior to humans
b. this view suggests that nature is for human use and abuse
c. this view suggests that all humans are entitled to a cornucopia of food
d. none of the above
b. this view suggests that nature is for human use and abuse
which one of the following does not contribute to acid rain?
a. carbon dioxide
b. oxides of nitrogen
c. sulfur dioxide
d. oxygen
d. oxygen
it was argued in our lectures that overpopulation is dangerous for our environments. overpopulation in what countries is relatively more dangerous?
a. overpopulation in poor countries such as ghana, chad, mali, and somalia
b. overpopulation in rich countries such as germany, france, united kingdom, and the U.S
c. overpopulation in socialist countries such as cuba
d. none of the above
b. overpopulation in rich countries such as germany, france, united kingdom, and the U.S
which one of the following theorists suggested that humans can make agreeable compromises and live in small self-governing communities?
a. competitive theorists
b. cooperative theorists
c. development theorists
d. anti-domination theorists
b. cooperative theorists
which one of the following theories suggests that scarce resources are primary reason of environmental destruction?
a. realism
b. malthusianism
c. liberalism
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
according to the video, The story of stuff who is the biggest polluter in the USA?
a. american consumers
b. american farmers
c. american corporations and industries
d. automobiles
c. american corporations and industries
according to anti domination theory, who is more destructive to environments?
a. men
b. women
c. rich people
d. poor people
a. men
which one of the following is not counted as part of the cost of production in a capitalist society?
a. cost of capital
b. cost of labor
c. cost of extraction and processing
d. cost of depletion and pollution
d. cost of depletion and pollution
theoretically speaking, which one of the following religions is relatively friendlier to environments?
a. judaism
b. christianity
c. islam
d. none of the above
d. none of the above
what is cornucopian view?
a. nature for use of human beings
b. nature should be protected from exploitation
c. balance between living organisms and environments
d. none of the above
a. nature for use of human beings
during cold war, the entire global community was divided into two blocks. which one of the following pairs of countries belonged to the soviet block?
a. norway and denmark
b. romania and hungary
c. italy and france
d. norway and sweden
b. romania and hungary
which country invaded and captured afghanistan in 1980s?
a. sovet union
b. usa
c. pakistan
d. india
a. sovet union
approximately how many people were killed in genocide in rwanda?
a. 2 million
b. 1 million
c. 100,000
d. 50,000
b. 1 million
according to our lectures, president johnson was on a tour to pakistan where he was greeted by large crowds of people. at the end of his tour, he invited a pakistani for an official visit to the white house. who was this person?
a. the prime minister of pakistan
b. president of pakistan
c. a poor camel cart driver
d. a pakistani feminist
c. a poor camel cart driver
according to our lectures, mistrust in the federal government, freedom movements by the provinces and states of a country, and other similar movements are indicators of?
a. strengthening of nation state
b. weakening of nation state
c. terrorism and internal conflicts
d. none of the above
b. weakening of nation state
yuka mountain is proposed nuclear waste repository, where is it located?
a. florida
b. nevada
c. michigan
d. california
b. nevada
according to world system perspective, why core nations impose wars on periphery nations?
a. to combat terrorism
b. for political reasons
c. for economic reasons
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
in 1980s, more than 50,000 schools were opened in northern pakistan to educate small children. these children were future freedom fighters of afghanistan. who prepared the curriculum for these schools?
a. msu
b. university of nebraska
c. ministry of education in afghanistan
d. ministry of education in pakistan
b. university of nebraska
which one of the following does not refer to just war theory?
a. justice in war
b. justice in conducting the war
c. justice in ending the war
d. if necessary, the enemies should be executed so that they don't start the war again
d. if necessary, the enemies should be executed so that they don't start the war again
which one of the following nations is not a nuclear power?
a. pakistan
b. france
c. germany
d. india
c. germany
what was the main goal of manhattan project?
a. to build the nuclear codes center in nyc
b. to build the anti-nuclear defense system in nyc
c. to build first nuclear bomb
d. none of the above
c. to build first nuclear bomb
under realistic theories, we talked about thomas hobbes and machiavelli. what was their point of view on why conflicts?
a. all men by nature are wicked
b. all men hurt other people
c. other men fight back to defend themselves
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
which one of the following was discussed under economic theories of war?
a. spiral model
b. clash of civilizations
c. militarization of capitalist competition
d. all the above
c. militarization of capitalist competition
in which of the following countries would you expect to find the lowest secondary school enrollment ratio for females?
a. portugal
b. china
c. central african republic
d. honduras
c. central african republic
in which of the following types of countries would you see the largest female share of nonagricultural wage earners?
a. under-developed nations
b. developing nations
c. less developed nations
d. more developed nations
d. more developed nations
in which of the following regions would you expect to see that they have the smallest share of female nonagricultural wage earners?
a. south central asia
b. south america
c. northern europe
d. western europe
a. south central asia
which of these countries has the greatest share of female parliament members?
a. senegal
b. rwanda
c. sweden
d. ecuador
b. rwanda
according to the texts which one of the following statements is true about the consumption of sugar in 1000 A.D.?
a. sugar was only used for military
b. sugar was only used during christmas and other festivals
c. sugar was only available as a medicine
d. all of the above
c. sugar was only available as a medicine
in the text, the history of sugar and beef commodities has been used to illustrate?
a. the production/processing of both degrade the environment
b. both have histories that tie them to the growth and emergence of the capitalistic world economy
c. both became the foundation of the US fast-food diet
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
as you know almost 1 million people were killed in rwanda in 1994. the authors give a critical analysis of the genocide in the above article. according to the author, who helped end this massacre?
a. england
b. belgium
c. united nations
d. none of the above
d. none of the above
there are indigenous people in almost all continents. according to the text, indigenous people all over the world have been victim of the process of nation building. which one of the following is one of strategies used by the majority population to clear the way to so called development?
a. wiping out cultural diversity
b. capturing the land of indigenous people
c. control on education
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
according to the above chapter, what was the leading cause of peasant protest in malaysia?
a. increase in religious fundamentalism
b. worsening political conditions
c. worsening economic conditions as a result of green revolution
d. none of the above
c. worsening economic conditions as a result of green revolution
according to the above chapter, what was the leading cause of chiapas peasants revolt against the mexican government?
a. religious repression
b. political repression
c. decline in small scale agriculture
d. all of the above
c. decline in small scale agriculture
according to the author, which one of the following statements is true about the protestors and rebellions around the globe?
a. most of the protests were directly against the culture of capitalism
b. most of the protests were indirectly against the culture of capitalism
c. most of the protests had nothing to do with the culture of capitalism
d. almost all of the protest were religious
c. most of the protests had nothing to do with the culture of capitalism
according to the authors what was the long term impact of french revolution in 1848 and the revolution of 1968 in the USA?
a. generally speaking it was negative
b. generally speaking it was positive
c. as a result of these revolutions, capitalism was replaced by socialism
d. no impact
b. generally speaking it was positive
the recent large scale protests are against?
a. secularism
b. westernization
c. modernization
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
according to the author if capitalism fails which system may replace it?
a. socialism
b. religious fundamentalism
c. communism
d. capitalism will not fail
b. religious fundamentalism
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