Briefly explain how the status of women affects population growth
What will be an ideal response?
Higher status of women in a society usually results in lower population growth. Increased female literacy is strongly associated with reduced birth rates in many nations. Studies show that educated women have better access to contraceptives, marry later, and have fewer children, keeping population growth low. In societies where females have little power, there are more unintended pregnancies.
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A) Northeast, up the contours
B) Southwest, down the contours
C) Northwest and southeast, parallel to the contours
D) Impossible to tell because the movement of contamination is independent of groundwater
People in the United States are attracted to suburbs in part because suburbs are characterized by
A) heavy traffic. B) lower opportunity for home ownership. C) private land surrounding the house. D) row houses and apartments. E) closer proximity to cultural institutions.
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A) Biogenous Sediment B) Cosmogenous Sediment C) Hydrogenous Sediment D) Lithogenous Sediment E) Terrigenous Sediment
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false