The author cites four conditions that raise doubt about the applicability of the demographic transition to less developed countries: Describe and briefly discuss one of these conditions.
What will be an ideal response?
1) higher initial growth rates, 2) poverty resulting in reliance on children as a
labor supply, 3) development as economic and cultural imperialism, and 4) unsustainable
levels of consumption.
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Vegetation in some parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is threatened by ____ that were introduced to North Carolina from Europe in 1912.
A. mountain goats B. white-tailed deer C. wild boar D. rabbits E. long-horn sheep
Where does the quartz in granite typically end up?
A) As small clay minerals that are deposited in lakes and the sea B) Quartz does not weather and so it keeps the granite from weathering C) As sand in rivers, dunes, and beaches D) It is converted into feldspar and weathers into clays.
Give an example of a way in which rural people are pulled to migrate to cities, and an example of a way in which rural people are pushed to migrate to cities.
What will be an ideal response?
A ________ is a layer of sedimentary rock with a vertical change in particle size, usually from coarse at the bottom to fine at the top.
A. graded bed B. sorted bed C. schist D. cross bed E. patterned bed