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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Jesse earning his Master’s degree, and he interested in : 1245482
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Jesse is earning his Master’s degree, and he is interested in having a career in which he will study population trends. Jesse is preparing for a career as a(n) ________.
a.demographerc.statistician
b.psychometriciand.ethnographer
2.As a demographer, Sherwood would be most interested in studying
a.implicit memory.
b.the number of neural connections contained in the central nervous system.
c.the distinction between presbyopia and presbycusis.
d.how the number of young people in a population has changed over the past 50 years.
3.A graphic technique that is used to illustrate population trends is called a ________.
a.histogramc.frequency distribution
b.population pyramidd.segmented bar graph
4.Dr. Nebinger is discussion population trends and their changes with her students. “As you can see looking at these graphics,” she says, “in _____ the population of the United States looked most like a pyramid.”
a.1910c.1980
b.1950d.2010
5.Why is it that population pyramids have changed so drastically over the last 60 years and will continue to do so over the next several decades?
a.Because the number of people living to an old age has increased significantly.
b.Because the rate of juvenile death due to illness and accident has skyrocketed.
c.Because more people are choosing to get married at a later age.
d.Because the age at which people are choosing to have children is getting later and later.
6.The most rapidly growing segment of the United States population is the group of people
a.between the ages of 40 and 55.c.between the ages of 65 and 80.
b.between the ages of 55 and 65.d.over the age of 85.
7.In which ethnic group(s) do older women outnumber older men in the United States of America?
a.This trend is only true in European Americans.
b.This trend is true in Native Americans and Latinos.
c.This trend is true in African Americans and Asian Americans.
d.This trend is true in all major ethnic groups.
8.According to figures presented in your textbook, between the years 1995 and 2050 the largest percentage change in the population of US minority adults is expected to be seen in
a.Asian Americans.c.Latino Americans.
b.African Americans.d.Native Americans.
9.If you were in charge of developing programs aimed at elderly individuals in the United States, for which group would you LEAST plan to expand services in the next decade?
a.Native Americansc.European Americans
b.Asian Americansd.Pacific Islanders
10.Why is it, do you think, that people with more education tend to live longer lives?
a.More education provides more income, which allows access to better medical care.
b.More education is associated with living in safer neighborhoods.
c.More education provides more information about prenatal care, which allows for healthier pregnancies.
d.People who have more education are more likely to get married, and statistics show that married people live longer than unmarried people.
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