Question

1 multiple choice 12.5 points which of the following would cause a decrease in world population? (5a) increased birth rate increased death rate increased immigration to a foreign country increase in quality of medical care 2 multiple choice 12.5 points all but one of the factors listed is a major contributor to world population increases. that factor is (5a) increased birth rate decreased death rate an increase in the quality of medical care increased emigration to foreign countries 3 multiple choice 12.5 points what societal change would likely cause a decrease in the birth rate? (5a) reducing the availability of family planning programs and contraception increasing the education and employment opportunities for women encouraging women to marry at a young age providing tax breaks to families for each child they have 4 multiple choice 12.5 points which characteristic is common of developing countries? (5a) slower growth rate longer life expectancy lower fertility rate higher infant mortality

Explanation:

• Question 1:
• Increased birth rate would increase population.
• Increased death rate would decrease population as more people die.
• Increased immigration to a foreign country is a movement within world population (no overall decrease).
• Increase in quality of medical care would likely decrease death rate (increase population).
• Question 2:
• Increased birth rate contributes to population increase.
• Decreased death rate (due to better medical care etc.) contributes.
• Increase in quality of medical care (decreases death rate) contributes.
• Increased emigration to foreign countries is a movement within world population (no contribution to overall increase).
• Question 3:
• Reducing family planning (increases birth rate).
• Increasing education and employment for women (delays marriage, child - bearing, decreases birth rate).
• Encouraging young marriage (increases birth rate).
• Tax breaks for children (incentivizes having more children, increases birth rate).
• Question 4:
• Developing countries often have higher infant mortality (due to poor healthcare etc.).
• They usually have faster growth rates (not slower), shorter life expectancy (not longer), and higher fertility rates (not lower).

Answer:

1. B. increased death rate
2. D. increased emigration to foreign countries
3. B. increasing the education and employment opportunities for women
4. D. higher infant mortality