Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)   the high maternal mortality rate.
B)   high mortality from violent causes.
C)   refugees leaving the area.
D)   the impact of the youth bulge.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)   40
B)   50
C)   60
D)   70E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

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.

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   three
C)   four
D)   fiveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction to Demography

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Exam 1: Introduction to Demography

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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