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Crude death rate is also known as……………
a) Mortality rates              
b) infant mortality rate
c) life span                           
d) none of these

a

The maximum number of year that an individual could live:
a) life span                          
b) life expectancy
c) birth rate                          
d) fertility

a

What is official definition of sustainable development?
a) reducing environmental impact
b) using less energy in production
c) economic development that takes future generation into account
d) none of these

c

Why is the rate of urban growth in the world’s less developed regions so much higher than elsewhere?
a) rates of population growth are higher in developing countries as compared to industrialized nations
b) rates of population growth are lower in developing countries than they are in industrialized nation
c) there is widespread internal warfare in rural areas
d) there is lack of education in the developing countries

a

As the population of developing countries undergoes a demographic transition in the years to come, what is likely to be the consequence?
a) the population of these countries will steadily fall
b) there will be rapid growth of cities as more people migrate there in search of employment
c) there will be less famine and food shortages will decrease
d) there will be a decrease in religiosity

b

Urbanization mean:
a) the overcrowding of immigrant neighborhoods
b) the result of what happens to an individual when exposed to city life
c) decisions reached about the use of available land in a city
d) rapid growth of cities

d