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If an age-sex pyramid is asymmetrical, lopsided from one side to the other, it means that
 
  A) males experienced events differently than females of the same cohorts.
  B) generation gaps are evident.
  C) the rate of natural increase is declining.
  D) the population is in the middle of the demographic transition.
  E) the demographer needs to redo the pyramid - they should always be symmetrical.

Question 2

To a demographer, a group of people that share a common temporal demographic experience is known as a
 
  A) a cohort.
  B) a team.
  C) a dependency ratio.
  D) a transnational migrant.
  E) a baby boom.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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