Question 1

Standard provisions of structural adjustment programs include all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   reduction of education and public services.
B)   increased subsidies.
C)   liberalization of trade.
D)   emphasis on export crops.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

In general, women do as much agricultural labor as men in the world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Frances Moore Lappé, there is a direct correlation between population density and hunger.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) 
-____ Structural adjustment programs

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A)   "Essay on the Principle of Population"
B)   Demographic competition
C)   Modernization theory
D)   Bretton Woods
E)   World BankF)  IMF and World BankG)  Julian SimonH)  Frank W. NotesteinI)  Ester BoserupJ)  Theories of Technological ChangeK)  Anti-Malthusian CriticsL)  Neo-Malthusian BiologistM)  The Population BombN)  The Population ExplosionO)  Environmental determinismP)  Cornucopian view of social changeQ)  "Shock therapy"R) G) and Q)
S) K) and P)

Question 5

A constant rate of growth means not only increasing effects, but compounding effects, say some theorists. This Malthusian argument applies to which of the following?

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A)   Population
B)   Production
C)   Consumption
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Cite three ways that rapid population growth presents organization problems for cities and urban areas?

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Question 7

Why do critics refer to structural adjustment as "shock therapy?

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A)   Because of the sudden bottom-up nature of coups
B)   Because the IMF severely reduces social supports to supposedly develop a free market in poor countries
C)   Because of the role that electricity plays in developing poor nations
D)   All of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Was Malthus right? Cite material from readings and lecture to justify your answer sociologically?

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Question 9

According to the principle of substitutability:

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A)   the price of basic commodities has risen because they cannot be substituted by alternatives.
B)   the five metals used in Simons' and Ehrlich's wager have since been substituted for others.
C)   human intellect devises creative ways to substitute new resources to solve resource scarcity.
D)   people are substitutable; those who die of starvation and disease will always be replaced by new births that result from increased population.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) 
-____ Dorothy Stein

Accepted Answer

A)   "Essay on the Principle of Population"
B)   Demographic competition
C)   Modernization theory
D)   Bretton Woods
E)   World BankF)  IMF and World BankG)  Julian SimonH)  Frank W. NotesteinI)  Ester BoserupJ)  Theories of Technological ChangeK)  Anti-Malthusian CriticsL)  Neo-Malthusian BiologistM)  The Population BombN)  The Population ExplosionO)  Environmental determinismP)  Cornucopian view of social changeQ)  "Shock therapy"R) H) and M)
S) B) and P)

Question 11

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) 
-____ Talcott Parsons

Accepted Answer

A)   "Essay on the Principle of Population"
B)   Demographic competition
C)   Modernization theory
D)   Bretton Woods
E)   World BankF)  IMF and World BankG)  Julian SimonH)  Frank W. NotesteinI)  Ester BoserupJ)  Theories of Technological ChangeK)  Anti-Malthusian CriticsL)  Neo-Malthusian BiologistM)  The Population BombN)  The Population ExplosionO)  Environmental determinismP)  Cornucopian view of social changeQ)  "Shock therapy"R) F) and P)
S) D) and I)

Question 12

The World Bank is a not-for-profit charitable institution created to reduce the debt of poor nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) 
-____ Demographic transition theory

Accepted Answer

A)   "Essay on the Principle of Population"
B)   Demographic competition
C)   Modernization theory
D)   Bretton Woods
E)   World BankF)  IMF and World BankG)  Julian SimonH)  Frank W. NotesteinI)  Ester BoserupJ)  Theories of Technological ChangeK)  Anti-Malthusian CriticsL)  Neo-Malthusian BiologistM)  The Population BombN)  The Population ExplosionO)  Environmental determinismP)  Cornucopian view of social changeQ)  "Shock therapy"R) H) and K)
S) M) and N)

Question 14

Describe the role social inequality plays in population growth?

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Question 15

The world produces enough grain to feed each individual person a minimum diet of 2,000 calories per day. 2,923 calories are produced, but currently 37-40% goes to feed livestock.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Defend or critique Julian Simons' principle of substitutability with regard to land, habitat, water, and air?

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Question 17

A drop in fertility means that fewer children are born each year.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the best contraceptive according to the slogan of the 1974 World Population Conference in Bucharest?

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A)   Development
B)   Abstinence
C)   Education
D)   AbortionE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) 
-____ John Maynard Keynes

Accepted Answer

A)   "Essay on the Principle of Population"
B)   Demographic competition
C)   Modernization theory
D)   Bretton Woods
E)   World BankF)  IMF and World BankG)  Julian SimonH)  Frank W. NotesteinI)  Ester BoserupJ)  Theories of Technological ChangeK)  Anti-Malthusian CriticsL)  Neo-Malthusian BiologistM)  The Population BombN)  The Population ExplosionO)  Environmental determinismP)  Cornucopian view of social changeQ)  "Shock therapy"R) O) and P)
S) F) and G)

Question 20

What does Amartya Sen mean by "entitlements" to food?

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A)   Subsistence farmers are more entitled to food supplements than are those who grow cash crops.
B)   Women are particularly entitled to nourishment.
C)   International governance is responsible for providing food to all people.
D)   Famines are not caused by lack of available food, but rather by a lack of access to food.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 5: Population and Development

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) -____ Structural adjustment programs

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According to Frances Moore Lappé, there is a direct correlation between population density and hunger.

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A constant rate of growth means not only increasing effects, but compounding effects, say some theorists. This Malthusian argument applies to which of the following?

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Cite three ways that rapid population growth presents organization problems for cities and urban areas?

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The World Bank is a not-for-profit charitable institution created to reduce the debt of poor nations.

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In general, women do as much agricultural labor as men in the world.

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What does Amartya Sen mean by "entitlements" to food?

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Standard provisions of structural adjustment programs include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) -____ Dorothy Stein

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Defend or critique Julian Simons' principle of substitutability with regard to land, habitat, water, and air?

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Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) -____ John Maynard Keynes

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The world produces enough grain to feed each individual person a minimum diet of 2,000 calories per day. 2,923 calories are produced, but currently 37-40% goes to feed livestock.

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Describe the role social inequality plays in population growth?

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According to the principle of substitutability:

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Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) -____ Demographic transition theory

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Was Malthus right? Cite material from readings and lecture to justify your answer sociologically?

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A drop in fertility means that fewer children are born each year.

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What is the best contraceptive according to the slogan of the 1974 World Population Conference in Bucharest?

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Why do critics refer to structural adjustment as "shock therapy?

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Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use Fanswers more than once.) -____ Talcott Parsons

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