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Population & Economics Review
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Mr. Hayden's Population and Economics Review
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1
About how many people live on the earth today?
over 20 billion
more than 7 billion
less than 4 billion
less than 5 billion
2
Most Developed Countries have
subsistence farming
high literacy rate
high GDP per capita
advanced technology
3
How is population density measured?
Avg. population plus total land area
Avg. land area plus total population
total population divided by total land area
total land area divided by total population
4
Which continent is the least developed?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
5
You find service jobs in which sector?
Secondary
Primary
Tertiary
Quarternary
6
Which is not a tertiary activity?
banking
health-care
education
forestry
7
Which area is expected to undergo the largest population growth by the year 2050
Latin America
Africa
Europe
East Asia
8
Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
Solar
Wind
Coal
Geothermal
9
Which of these is not a Pull Factor?
stable government
personal freedoms
good schools
high crime rate
10
The world’s population has grown in the last 200 years for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
advances in sanitation
advances in transportation
advances in food production
advances in medicine
11
Primary economic activities are activities that:
involve industry and manufacturing
make direct use of natural resources
distribute new products to rural areas
are performed by professionals with specialized skills
12
Which of the following is a middle income country?
Thailand
Guatemala
South Korea
Singapore
13
Decisions are made by who in a Command Economy?
the consumer
the government
None of the above
private individuals
14
In which economic system do supply and demand guide choices?
Free Market (Capitalism)
Mixed Economy (Socialist)
Command Economy (Communist)
None of the Above
15
Which of these is
NOT
a secondary level job?
Waiter/Waitress
Meat Packing Plant
Textile Mill
Automobile Factory
16
Most people in developing countries earn their living by:
service
fishing
agriculture
manufacturing
17
Which is an example of a human resource?
money to be used for investment
skilled workers
access to oil
strong infrastructure
18
Most developing countries rely on this resource?
Wood
Wind
Solar
Petroleum (Oil)
19
The number of babies that die before their 1st birthday is called?
Health Care Rate
Life Expectancy Rate
Literacy Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
20
Which is an example of Infrastructure?
phone lines and electricity
petroleum (oil)
roads & bridges
forests
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Which is a capital resource?
computers/technology/machines
fertile soil
fresh water
workers who can read and write
