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RYAN BANYAN

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Which of the following is true of the transitional stage of demographic transition?
 
  a. It is characterized by high birthrates and high death rates, resulting in a population that grows slowly, if at all.
  b. The falling death rates occur because of improvements in lifestyle resulting from industrial development.
  c. The decline in the birthrate was a response to the impact of industrialization on cultural values regarding childbearing.
  d. It is characterized by low birthrates and low death rates, resulting in a roughly stable population with little growth.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the functionalist perspective on population growth?
 
  a. Population and urban problems are as much about subjective definitions of reality as they are about objective conditions.
  b. Population becomes a social problem when those who control the economic system take steps to limit artificially the resources available in order to benefit a particular group of people.
  c. Population and urban problems are due more to an inequitable distribution of resources than to a lack of resources.
  d. Population will eventually grow larger than the food supply can support if the tendency toward population growth continues unchecked.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d



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