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Question 31

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Before World War II,the main currents of migration were from:

A) South America into North America
B) North America into South America
C) Europe and North America into Oceania
D) Europe and Asia into North and South America and Oceania

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Question 32

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Thomas Malthus made which of the following predictions about human populations?

A) A fixed land base is the most important determinant of population size.
B) Limited capital and labor is the most important determinant of population size.
C) Because human populations increase geometrically,resources will be overused and the value of human labor will go down.
D) Increases in the food supply will ultimately lift people out of poverty and improve their standard of living.

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

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Question 33

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A central tenet of neoclassical economic theory is that resource scarcity is ultimately associated with improved human health and well-being.

Studies of organic farming show that it never produces the same yields as conventional farming,and so would be ineffective in the LDCs.

The social inequality perspective argues that the most direct cause of hunger and famine is runaway population growth.

Thomas Malthus was a strong supporter of the English Poor Laws.

Globally,the LDCs export more agricultural products to the MDCs than they receive in food subsidies.

Because of its extensive wealth and intensive agricultural practices,hunger is not considered a problem for the United States.