Social Studies Quiz # 3

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

• Rapid Growth

• Slow Growth

• Negative Growth

• Zero Growth

Predict the future population growth of this country.

• Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

• Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

• Growth (the population will definitely grow)

• Fast Growth (the population will explode)

What type of unemployment is due to a business shutting down for a part of a year?

• Frictional

• Structural

• Seasonal

• Cyclical

Radio Shack filed for bankruptcy resulting in their employees facing what type of unemployment?

• Frictional

• Structural

• Seasonal

• Cyclical

A worker who leaves their job at an eye doctor's office, but hasn't started their new job at a school. What type of unemployment are they categorized in?

• Frictional

• Structural

• Seasonal

• Cyclical

Keith lost his job at his company’s telephone switchboard when the company installed an automated phone system. Which type of unemployment did Keith experience?

• Frictional

• Structural

• Seasonal

• Cyclical

Which of the following best describes a random population distribution?

• Individuals are evenly spaced.

• Individuals are grouped in clusters.

• Individuals are spread without a predictable pattern.

• Individuals are isolated from each other.

One reason for a rapid population growth is...

• an increase in pull factors.
• declining death rates. 
• a sparse population density. 
• internal migration.

Thomas Malthus concluded that

• population increased arithmetically while food production increased geometrically.
• the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies.
• moral restraint was producing lower crude birth rates.
• population growth was outpacing available resources in every country.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

• Rapid Growth

• Growth - Slow Growth

• Stable - No Growth

• Negative Growth - Declining