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  • 1. is the statistical study of human populations. looks at information in order to determine specific characteristics of a population
A) Demography
B) Demographic transition
  • 2. It refers to the process a society goes through as it transitions from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates.
A) Demographic transition
B) Demography
  • 3. refers to the number of births in a population. This is normally given as a number out of another number.
A) Mortality rate
B) Fertility rate
C) Growth rate
  • 4. measures how much the population of a country grows or shrink over some period.
A) Growth rate
B) Fertility rate
C) Mortality rate
  • 5. which is the number of deaths in a population. Again, this is normally given as a number out of another number.
A) Growth rate
B) Mortality rate
C) Fertility rate
  • 6. refers to the age at which someone is predicted to die.
A) Life expectancy
B) Age composition
  • 7. he number of people in same age groups within a country.
A) Age composition
B) Life expectancy
  • 8. Characterized by high birth rates, and high fluctuating death rates.
A) pre-transition
B) Early transition
C) Post-transition
D) Late transition
  • 9. the death rate begins to fall.
A) Post-transition
B) Late transition
C) Early transition
D) pre-transition
  • 10. Birth rates start to decline.
A) Early transition
B) pre-transition
C) Post-transition
D) Late transition
  • 11. societies are characterized by low birth and low death rates.
A) Late transition
B) Early transition
C) Post-transition
D) pre-transition
  • 12. when people move from one place to another,
A) Migration
B) Emigration
C) Immigration
  • 13. migrants who move into a new place are called immigrants.
A) Migration
B) Emigration
C) Immigration
  • 14. migrants who move out of a place are called emigrants.
A) Immigration
B) Migration
C) Emigration
  • 15. moving to find work or follow a particular career path
A) Environmental
B) Economic Migration
C) Political Migration
D) Social Migration
  • 16. moving somewhere for a better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends
A) Social Migration
B) Economic Migration
C) Political Migration
D) Environmental
  • 17. moving to escape political persecution or war
A) Environmental
B) Economic Migration
C) Social Migration
D) Political Migration
  • 18. causes of migration include natural disasters such as flooding
A) Social Migration
B) Political Migration
C) Economic Migration
D) Environmental
  • 19. Change of population in particular area between two points of time is known as growth of population.
A) Natural Growth of Population:
B) Growth Rate of Population
C) Growth of Population
  • 20. This is the change of population expressed in percentage
A) Growth Rate of Population
B) Growth of Population
C) Natural Growth of Population:
  • 21. This is the population increased by difference between births and deaths in a particular region between two points of time
A) Natural Growth of Population:
B) Growth of Population
C) Growth Rate of Population
  • 22. This happens when the birth rate is more than the death rate between two points of time or when people from other countries migrate permanently to a region.
A) refugee
B) Negative Growth of Population:
C) Positive Growth of Population:
  • 23. If the population decreases between two points of time it is known as negative growth of population.
A) Positive Growth of Population:
B) Negative Growth of Population:
C) refugee
  • 24. is someone who has left their home and does not have a new home to go to.
A) refugee
B) Negative Growth of Population:
C) Positive Growth of Population:
  • 25. refers to the system in which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region.
A) Economic globalization
B) United Nations
C) Global Economy
  • 26. characterized by increased trade and interconnectedness among countries
A) Global Economy
B) United Nations
C) Economic globalization
  • 27. efforts to address global issues through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
A) United Nations
B) Economic globalization
C) Global Economy
  • 28. refers to government policies that restrict international trade to help domestic industries.
A) Protectionism
B) Import Quotas
C) tariff
  • 29. a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
A) Protectionism
B) tariff
C) Import Quotas
  • 30. is a government-imposed trade restriction that limits the number or monetary value of goods that a country can import or export during a particular period.
A) tariff
B) Import Quotas
C) Protectionism
  • 31. signed on 4 February 2016. TTP mean
A) Trans-Pacific Partnership
B) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
  • 32. SIGNED: NOV. 15,2020 RCEP mean
A) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
B) Trans-Pacific Partnership
  • 33. it refers to the situation where a developing country adopts the latest technologies
A) Subsidies
B) Leapfrogging
C) Fair Trade
  • 34. is an incentive given by the government to individuals or businesses in the form of cash, grants, or tax breaks that improve the supply of certain goods and services.
A) Leapfrogging
B) Fair Trade
C) Subsidies
  • 35. a system that ensures producers in developing countries receive a fair price for their products, allowing them so support their families and invest in their communities.
A) Leapfrogging
B) Fair Trade
C) Subsidies
  • 36. globalization enables countries to access new markets, leading to increased trade and economic growth.
A) Increased trade
B) Trade liberalization
C) Technological transfer
  • 37. a pact between two or more nations to reduce barriers to imports and exports among them
A) Technological transfer
B) Increased trade
C) Trade liberalization
  • 38. globalization facilitates the transfer of technology and knowledge across boarder, promoting innovation and development.
A) Trade liberalization
B) Technological transfer
C) Increased trade
  • 39. can stimulate economic development, create jobs and improve infrastructure.
A) Cultural Exchange
B) Foreign Direct Investment
  • 40. fostering understanding and tolerance among different nations and cultures.
A) Foreign Direct Investment
B) Cultural Exchange
  • 41. the development of our world today by using the earth resources and the preservation of such sources for the future
A) Sustainable Development
B) Environmental degradation
C) Industrial Revolution
  • 42. refers to the deterioration of the natural environment through various processes, such as pollution, deforestation, and depletion of natural resources.
A) Industrial Revolution
B) Environmental degradation
C) Sustainable Development
  • 43. began in the 18th century, marked a significant shift in human history, particularly in terms of economic development.
A) Sustainable Development
B) Industrial Revolution
C) Environmental degradation
  • 44. means delivering sufficient food to the entire world population.
A) Global food security
B) Food Security
  • 45. new earnings are being distributed
A) Income inequality
B) Income inequality
  • 46. speaks about the distribution of assets
A) Income inequality
B) wealth inequality
  • 47. GDP stands for?
A) Gross National Product
B) Gross Domestic Product
  • 48. GNP stands for?
A) Gross National Product
B) Gross Domestic Product
  • 49. It's a measure of all the goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, usually a year.
A) Gross Domestic Product
B) Gross National Product
  • 50. includes the value of goods and services produced by a country's citizens, both domestically and abroad, in a specific time period.
A) Gross National Product
B) Gross Domestic Product
  • 51. Bangladeshi professor won the Nobel Peace Prize for implementing a simple idea Microcredit
A) Muhammad Yunus
B) Branko Milanovic
  • 52. an economist who specializes in global inequality, explained all this by describing an "economic big bang" wherein the Industrial Revolution caused the differences among countries.
A) Branko Milanovic
B) Muhammad Yunus
  • 53. A period of geopolitical tension and competition between Soviet Union and its allies and United States and its allies after WWII.
A) Cold War
B) First World
C) Second World
D) Third World
  • 54. referred to Western capitalist countries,
A) Cold War
B) Third World
C) Second World
D) First World
  • 55. referred to communist countries, primarily the Soviet Union and its allies, and
A) Cold War
B) First World
C) Second World
D) Third World
  • 56. was a term used to describe countries that did not align with either bloc.
A) Third World
B) Cold War
C) First World
D) Second World
  • 57. is a city that is considered a major center for finance, trade, culture, and politics, and has significant influence on the world stage.
A) Global city
B) Globalization and Agriculture
C) Global cities
D) Inequalities and Networks
  • 58. These cities are super important because they have a big impact on how the whole world economy and politics work.
A) Global cities
B) Inequalities and Networks
C) Globalization and Agriculture
D) Global city
  • 59. It focuses on how these cities have big differences between rich and poor people.
A) Global city
B) Global cities
C) Globalization and Agriculture
D) Inequalities and Networks
  • 60. Globalization means the world is more connected, and this has affected how food is grown and sold.
A) Globalization and Agriculture
B) Inequalities and Networks
C) Global cities
D) Global city
  • 61. Despite benefiting from globalization, cities also face significant challenges.
A) Global Cities
B) Impact on Cities
C) Global City
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