Economics Mcqs
Which nation state has reached zero population growth ?

A. Iran
B. Zimbabwe
C. The united states
D. Turkey

In Africa many children are_________________?

A. Symbols of disgrace
B. Social security for the future of the parents
C. Detested by non-catholics
D. Sings of a good harvest

The strongest urge that all living creatures feel is to__________________?

A. Avoid stress
B. Be important
C. Feel respectable
D. Reproduce themselves

Population density may be defined as_________________?

A. The number of people to a land area
B. The density of a compound group
C. The number of births and deaths per year
D. The ability of a square foot of land to feed a number of people

The crude birthrate is________________?

A. An important demographic concept
B. The number of male births per 1000 people per country per year
C. The rate at which infants survive past their first year
D. The rate at which the elderly die in any given year

Malthus suggested the following as means of birth control________________?

A. Late marriage
B. Abstinence
C. Celibacy
D. All of the above

The natural environment is_________________?

A. The way humans found the earth
B. The totality of natural conditions and resources that occur in a specific area
C. The total complex of manmade elements in an area
D. Mountains oceans rivers and deserts

Which elements are affected by pollution ?

A. Water
B. Air
C. Land
D. All of the above

Environmental depletion is the term used to mean that________________?

A. Natural resources are increasing in proportion to an increased demand for them
B. Natural resources are decreasing as demand for them increase
C. Natural resources can be substituted with artificial ones
D. Humans are capable to adapt to other resources when the old ones disappear

Ecology is the discipline concerned with________________?

A. The growth or decline of population
B. Human processes such as migration
C. How ideologies motivate human behavior
D. The way living things relate and adjust to each other in a common habitat