Demographic Factors Quiz

All of the following are demographic factors used in determining the total population of a country except –

• immigration

• death rate

• birth rate

• marriage rate

What is one advantage of a command economy?

• It encourages creativity

• It provides for all people equally

• It fosters innovation

• It promotes competition

Click on / choose the 5 major world religions from this list:

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Catholicism

Which factor is most responsible for increasing life expectancy in many less industrialized nations?

• Declining birth rates

• Access to primary education

• Availability of health Insurance

• Improved health care programs

Which is a resource that allows nations to develop a high per-capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

• Skilled Workforce

• Government Restrictions

• State-owned Farms

• Humanitarian Aid

Which of the following best defines culture?

• The shared values, norms, and practices of a group of people.

• A type of food popular in a specific region.

• A form of government practiced by a society.

• A language spoken by a community.

Refugees are people that choose to leave a country to seek better opportunities in another country

• True

• False

What is a cultural hearth?

• The place of origin from which basic cultural ideas diffuse to other cultures

• Where a dominant group uses a minority’s culture for its own benefit

• A group that shares a language, customs, and common heritage

• The adoption of new forms of culture or changes

The uneven distribution of natural resources on the Earth is being balanced through –

• bartering

• population distribution

• world trade

• forced sharing

What is a key principle of a free-market economy?

• All property is owned by the state

• Government control of prices

• Economic freedom for individuals to choose

• No competition between businesses