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littleanan

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The trend of an increasing proportion of the population being composed of older people is expected to continue well through the twenty-first century. A reason behind this is ________.
 
  a. a decline in mortality
  b. a decrease in number of postwar baby boomers
  c. an increase in the birth rate
  d. a decrease in the average life span of the population

Question 2

Which of the following most accurately exemplifies a transnational?
 
  a. Diego, of Mexican origin, lives in the United States and frequently hosts and visits his relatives from Mexico.
  b. Rose, of Cuban origin, reached the United States on a boat and was adopted by an American family.
  c. Abdul, of Iraqi origin, lives outside his war-torn country for fear of harm should he return to Iraq.
  d. Lily, of Chinese origin, is married to a White American for forty years and has four children with him and seven grandchildren.



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