APES Chapter 9 – Flashcards

Potentially, world hunger could be eliminated by: a) improved food distribution b) promotion of economic development c) increased family planning education d) elimination of poverty e) all of the above

If a country is to raise its standard of living, its economic growth must be greater than its?

Which of the following factors affects the total fertility rate for human populations today? a) availability of family planning services b) cultural and religious traditions c) government policies d) marriage age e) all of the above

The single most important factor affecting high total fertility rates may be:

The country with the current largest population in the world is:

The social construct that results in women not having the same rights, opportunities or privileges as men is

"The poor stay poor, not because they're lazy but because they have no access to capital." The statement by economist Milton Friedman provides the philosophical basis for:

Famines are attributed to all of the following except: a) insect outbreaks b) armed conflict c) droughts d) floods e) food insecurity

The ideas and customs of a group of people at a given period and passed from generation to generation is defined as:

High fertility rates are generally encouraged in developing countries because: a) children contribute to the family's livelihood b) children must care for aging parents c) Male children are culturally more desirable, so families continue to have children until male children are born d) high fertility rates compensate for high mortality rates e) all of the above

The countries with the greatest food shortages have some of the

How does microcredit help poor people establish thriving small businesses? a) Microcredit provides grants from $50-500 that do not have to be paid back b) Microcredit provides low interest loans that come with technical assistance in business and bookkeeping c) Microcredit loans target those with assets to secure loans providing a guaranteed investment for lenders d) Microcredit provides loans for a narrow band of self-employment projects that FINCA than incorporates into one big business e) Microcredit provides small incentives for poor people to begin a savings program at their local banks

Which of the following is not a reason for high fertility rates? a) economic and societal roles of children b) high infant mortality rate c) educating women d) religious pressures e) desire for more male children

choose the correct statement below regarding world hunger

food insecurity is the condition in which people live in hunger of fear or starvation where are the two regions in the world with the greatest food insecurity

each person who scales back unnecessary consumption lessens the effects of population growth. the way of life that involves wanting and spend less is

family planning services also provide

in a typical year what percentage of the world's hungry people are without food because of famine

what is the sub-saharan region with the worlds most rapid population growth

the country that is predicted to have the greatest population in the next few decades is

in india- all of the following planning measures have been used except

family planning services

Increasing education results in a decrease in total fertility, primarily by: a. accelerating marriage age b. delaying the age at which women have their first child c. decreasing access to contraceptives d. decreasing the economic standing of childless individuals e. leading to a greater understanding of traditional and religious beliefs

what can one conclude about concerning contraceptives use and total fertility

Which of the following does not apply to family planning measures in Mexico? a. social workers are trained in family planning b. improved health services to improve infant mortality rates c. multimedia campaigns, including soap operas d. public school curriculum includes population education e. measures have not been effective, and total fertility rate has stayed constant over the past 30 years

Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)

Pronatalist pressures are influences that lead people to

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) from the U.N. Millennium Summit of 2000

Methods of family planning in China

what incentives does china offer for one-child families?

india, in 1976, instituted an unpopular policy of doing what to control population growth?

what is india's alternative approach since revoking sterilization?

what is the term for people in favor of population growth?