Deck 1: Introduction to Demography

Question 1

The concept of the past as a foreign country is based on the idea that:

A) there used to be fewer foreigners in the United States than there are now.
B) the boundaries of the country have changed over the past two hundred years.
C) the population structure and characteristics have changed over time. 3)
D) immigrants have dramatically changed the demographics of the United States.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

States that have a more liberal voting pattern are generally located _______ in the United States and are located ____ in Mexico:

A) in the middle states; in the northern states
B) on the coastal states; in the northern states
C) on the coasts; in the southern states
D) in the middle states; in the southern states

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The United States accepts more immigrants than any other country in the world, but the country with the highest number of immigrants per person is:

A) Canada.
B) Australia.
C) the United Kingdom.
D) France.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Demographics are used in business marketing principally to accomplish the following:

A) Predict changes in the age structure
B) Find the people who will buy a given product
C) Avoid expensive litigation related to discrimination
D) Reposition declining industries

Question 5

Population structure is defined as:

A) how many people there are in a given place.
B) where people are located and why.
C) how many males and females there are of each age.
D) what people are like in a given place.

Question 6

One of the major demographic forces that is incendiary in the Middle East is:

A) the high maternal mortality rate.
B) high mortality from violent causes.
C) refugees leaving the area.
D) the impact of the youth bulge.

Question 7

Globalization is rooted in demography most clearly as a result of:

A) migration from developing to richer nations.
B) low wage labor in rapidly growing developing nations.
C) the spread of transportation and communication technology.
D) the global increase in educational levels.

Question 8

Geodemographics and spatial demography refer to the analysis of demographic data that does the following:

A) takes business uses of demography into account.
B) takes location of people being studied into account.
C) takes globalization into account.
D) takes Congressional apportionment into account.

Question 9

The PRIZM system used by Nielsen Claritas is a direct application of the concept of:

A) site selection demographics.
B) human resource demographics.
C) geodemographics.
D) investment demographics.

Question 10

During the twentieth century, the average number of children born to women in the United States declined from____ to 2.1

A) 5.0
B) 4.5
C) 4.0
D) 3.5

Question 11

The age group that is projected more quickly in the United States between 2010 and 2030 is:

A) 10-19
B) 40-49
C) 65-74
D) They are all projected to grow at the same rate.

Question 12

Which of the following demographic characteristics would likely be of least importance in evaluating investments for their growth potential?

A) Rate of population growth
B) Absolute size of the population
C) Ethnic distribution of the population
D) Age structure

Question 13

The demographic roots of violence in Sub-Saharan Africa are related especially to:

A) the high maternal mortality rate.
B) high mortality from violent causes.
C) refugees leaving the area.
D) the impact of the youth bulge.

Question 14

For the past few decades, the number of children born to Palestinian women has been about ____ times as many as have been born to Israeli women.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 15

With reference to Europe, the "demographic time bomb" usually refers to:

A) the rapid growth of the Muslim population.
B) the impact of undocumented immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
C) low fertility leading to the demise of the nuclear family.
D) the rapid aging of the population.

Question 16

Which of the following demographic phenomena is apt to have the LEAST impact on decisions that school districts have to make?

A) Patterns of in- and -out migration
B) Changes in the age structure
C) Trends in fertility
D) Declines in the death rate

Question 17

Population growth alone would not have had such a huge impact on the environment were it not for the accompanying fact that:

A) people have been living longer.
B) there has been an intensive increase in the use of resources.
C) the atmospheric conditions have been shifting.
D) humans have settled in increasingly vulnerable parts of the planet.

Question 18

During the twentieth century, life expectancy in the United States increased from about ____ to nearly 80.

A) 40
B) 50
C) 60
D) 70

Question 19

Which of the following is a constitutionally mandated reason for conducting a census in the United States?

A) Drawing of congressional district boundaries
B) Distribution of funds to counties based on population size
C) Apportionment of seats in the US Senate
D) Calculation of the percentage of the population that is eligible to vote

Question 20

"Hatching, matching, and dispatching" is shorthand for the description of:

A) population processes.
B) population distribution.
C) population characteristics.
D) None of the above

Question 21

Life insurance companies and pension funds both make more money the longer that their customers live.

Question 22

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the number of Italian immigrants coming into the United States was similar to the number Mexican immigrants coming into the country at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Question 23

Congressional redistricting in the United States is demographic in nature because geodemographic data are required to combat "gerrymandering."

Question 24

An important factor in the growth of the Palestinian population has been the dramatic drop in the infant mortality rate.

Question 25

A youth bulge inevitably leads to conflict in human populations.

Question 26

The fact that demography is connected to nearly everything means that demography determines nearly everything.

Question 27

"Demographic fatigue" refers to the idea that as people get older they tend to tire more easily.

Question 28

Cluster marketing is an application of the so-called "first law of geography."

Question 29

The presence of children in armies in sub-Saharan Africa is at least partly a side-effect of parents dying from HIV/AIDS.

Question 30

The term "demography" has Greek linguistic roots meaning "people" and "study of ."