Economics Mcqs
The majority of the human population lives in________________?

A. New york
B. Africa
C. Pacific islands
D. Eurasia

Death rates are______________?

A. Defined as the number of deaths per 1000 people per country per year
B. The rate at which infants survive past their first year
C. Deaths of infants before they are one year old
D. The rate a which the elderly die in any given year

Zero population growth______________?

A. Means that the number of births equals the number of deaths in country in any given year
B. Signifies that the deaths exceed the births
C. Is the term used when there are no births in any given year in a specific county
D. Means that population stop growing because of an epidemic such as the black death or aids

The ecosystem is__________________?

A. The way inanimate objects are placed into the natural system
B. A systematic application of the economy
C. The way living things interact and interrelate with each other and their environments
D. What hobbes called the “state of nature”

Before ecological problems can be resolved what will probably need to happen ?

A. It will have to become politicized
B. The smog will have to increase
C. Acid rain will have to destroy our crops
D. Cultural values will have to change

Which two factors have engendered problems that threaten the environment ?

A. Overpopulation and urban life
B. Agriculture and horticulture
C. Fishing and mining
D. Low population growth and low density

Metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or more are called_______________?

A. Cmsas (consolidated metropolitan statistical areas)
B. Smsas (standard metropolitan statistical areas)
C. Cbsas (core bases statistical areas)
D. Msas (micropolitan statistical areas)

The Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of_______________?

A. One urban cluster of at lest 10,000 but less than 50.000 population
B. One city of at least 50,000 population
C. One city of at least 1 million population
D. A region of the country

Social institutions________________?

A. Are ingrained patterns of behavior representing solutions to universal human needs
B. Are things like banks and schools
C. Make up cultural components
D. All of the above

An example of a basic pivotal institution is_____________?

A. Show business
B. Gossip
C. Sports
D. The family