With a given level of GDP, a decrease in the size of
population would cause:
A. life expectancy to increase.
B. life expectancy to decrease.
C. GDP per capita to increase.
D. GDP per capita to decrease.
The demographic transition refers to the:
A. increase in fertility and number of children per family
that many societies undergo as they transition from industry to
agriculture.
B. increase in fertility and number of children per family
that many societies undergo as they transition from agriculture to
industry.
C. decrease in fertility and number of children per family
that many societies undergo as they transition from agriculture to
industry.
D. decrease in fertility and number of children per family
that many societies undergo as they transition from industry to
agriculture.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. After the demographic transition in the 19th century, they
were recurrent Malthusian cycles.
B. Until the demographic transition in the 19th century, they
were recurrent Malthusian cycles.
C. The demographic transition of the 19th century led to an
increase in fertility across the Western world.
D. The demographic transition of the 19th century led to a
decrease in life expectancy across the Western world
Which of the following events opened the way for rapid and
steady technological changes that underpinned modern economic
growth?
A. The American Civil War
B. The Industrial Revolution
C. The Agricultural Revolution
D. Demographic transition in the Western world