1. Demography can BEST be described as the study of a. International migration and underpopulation b. Mortality and implications for development  c. The prevention of overpopulation in a society  d. The levels and trends in population size and its components

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1. Demography can BEST be described as the study of

a. International migration and underpopulation

b. Mortality and implications for development 

c. The prevention of overpopulation in a society 

d. The levels and trends in population size and its components 

 

2. The Demographuc Transition Theory mirrors the transition of European society from 

a. Socialism to communism

b. Capitalism to socialism 

c. Capitalism to communism 

d. Primitive communism to nineteenth century capitalism 

 

3. The Human Capital Theory (HCT)  was written by which theorist? 

a. Sir Arthur Lewis 

b. Andre Gunder Frank 

c. Immanuel Wallerstein 

d. David McClelland 

 

4. Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the modernization thoery?

a. Development based on modernization is deemed to be irreversible

b.It ignores the impact of colonialism in the Third World

c. The mutually exclusive existence of 'modern' society alongside 'traditional' society is debatable 

d. It is easily adaptable in the Third World

 

5. Which of the following can be seen as an example of the external arena based on the Wallenstein's World System Theory? 

a. Canada

b. Spain

c. New Zeland 

d. Cuba

 

6. Which of the following theories argue that a nation achieves similar levels of economic development as it becomes more alike in its organization of social life?

a. Dependency 

b. Convergence 

c. World system

d. Modernization

 

7. One group that only whites should be allowed to breed. Which group maintain that view?

a. The white supermacy movement 

b. The feminist movement 

c. The Eugenicist movement 

d. All of the above 

 

8. Organization set up in the aftermath of world war II to encourage cooperation and international aid for developing countries include all of the following except the 

a. United Nation

b. World Bank

c. World Trade Organization 

d. INternational Monetary Fund 

 

9. Which of the following is considered to be an alternative to mainstream theorising about development?

a. Westernisation

b. Human Capital Theory 

c. Urbanization 

d. Human development 

 

10. Which Neo-Mathusian Theorist made the following claim? 'Unchecked population growth increases the amount of impoverishment, which can lead to an increase in environmental degradation.'

a. Ehrlich (1968)

b. Hardin (1968)

c. Brown and Kane (1944)

d. Ahlbury, Kelly and McGreevery (1994) 

 

 

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