Author Question: Population growth rates, while remaining sizable, are nevertheless lower than they were projected to ... (Read 35 times)

joesmith1212 · **on:** Sep 4, 2018

Population growth rates, while remaining sizable, are nevertheless lower than they were projected to be a few years ago. Which of the following has not been a reason put forward to explain this phenomenon?

a. Changes in social attitude in some Developing World states have lowered birth
rates.
b. Some Developing World governments have put large birth control programs into
effect.
c. Poverty and malnutrition in some Developing World countries have lowered birth
rates.
d. As expected, the rapid industrialization of many former Developing World
states has led to lower birth rates even as occurred in Europe and the United
States.

Question 2

Oil became a major concern of international politics in the 1970s and 1980s. Which of the following reasons was not a primary cause of that concern?

a. fear about absolute scarcity
b. increased prices of oil
c. environmental concern over oil pollution
d. politically induced disruption of oil supply