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1
The study of disease in prehistoric populations based on skeletal and archaeological evidence is known as
A)epidemiology
B)paleopathology
C)biology
D)cultural anthropology
2
Population size among humans is a result of
A)fertility
B)mortality
C)migration
D)all of these
3
Skeletal remains at the prehistoric Native American site of Dickson Mound show that average life expectancy for inhabitants _____________ after the transition to agriculture.
A)increased to 50 years
B)decreased to 19 years
C)stayed the same
D)decreased to 30 years
4
The traditional explanation for population increase after a shift to agriculture has emphasized
A)a shorter period of breast feeding
B)improved ovarian function
C)shorter intervals between children
D)all of these
5
Hunting and gathering groups are most subject to ___________ disease.
A)endemic
B)epidemic
C)nutritional
D)all of these
6
Agricultural groups are most subject to _____________ disease(s).
A)endemic
B)epidemic
C)nutritional
D)epidemic AND nutritional
7
A civilization as defined by archaeologists has what characteristic?
A)large population
B)cities
C)social stratification
D)all of these
8
The spread of infectious disease through culture contact has mostly gone in what geographic direction?
A)Africa to Europe
B)Europe to the Americas
C)North America to Europe
D)South America to Africa
9
The epidemiologic transition refers to a shift in primary cause of death
A)from nonfatal to fatal disease
B)from noninfectious to infectious disease
C)from infectious to noninfectious disease
D)none of these
10
Which of the following is not a factor in bringing about the epidemiologic transition in America?
A)antibiotics
B)civil engineering
C)urbanization
D)vaccination
11
The problem of reemergent infectious diseases, where bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics, is an example of what evolutionary force?
A)natural selection
B)genetic drift
C)gene flow
D)assortative mating
12
Demographic models have projected that by the year 2050 the world's population could be approximately
A)50 billion
B)15 billion
C)9 billion
D)3 billion
13
A population pyramid describes the ________ of a population at a given time.
A)age-sex structure
B)occupations
C)number
D)health
14
One of the effects of the Baby Boom in the US occurred in the 1960s and early 1970s. This effect was
A)a shrinking labor pool
B)demand for more colleges
C)greater pressure on Social Security
D)all of these
15
The demographic transition model proposes 3 stages of economic development with different demographic effects for a population. Stage 2 describes a transitional stage with high fertility and lowered mortality rates. This creates
A)population growth
B)population decline
C)no change in population size
D)increase in median age of a population
16
The shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture led to what changes in population size and health?
A)an increase in population and a decrease in overall health
B)a decrease in population and a decrease in overall health
C)a decrease in population and an increase in overall health
D)an increase in population and an increase in overall health
17
The bubonic plague in medieval Europe is an example of
A)an endemic disease
B)a nutritional disease
C)a pandemic disease
D)all of these
18
In the past century, what trend has occurred in the average age of sexual maturation in many industrialized nations?
A)it has increased
B)it has decreased
C)male age of maturation has decreased and female age has decreased
D)female age of maturation has increased while male age has decreased
19
The environmental endocrine hypothesis proposes that the introduction of industrial chemicals into the environment
A)increases the likelihood for an infectious disease epidemic.
B)is linked to delay in age of sexual maturation.
C)disrupts normal hormone function.
D)is linked to rapid gene mutation.
20
There is general consensus that eventually the world's population rate will
A)decrease, then increase dramatically
B)increase in growth exponentially
C)decrease dramatically
D)stabilize





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