What are the major demographic trends for this region, and what factors explain these patterns?

What will be an ideal response?


The two dominant demographic trends are decreased fertility levels and increased life expectancies. The factors accounting for the first include increased education, urbanization, and a desire for smaller families; the factors accounting for the second include increased health care and education

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What does Newton's first law state?

A. An object at rest always has no frictional force as long as no force is exerted on the object. B. An object at rest can exert no force as long as no force is exerted on the object. C. An object at rest will remain at rest as long as no force is exerted on the object. D. An object at rest equals its mass times the acceleration produced as long as no force is exerted on the object.

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This figure has rock units and geologic features that are assigned letters that are not in any particular order. From the geologic relations, what is the youngest unit or feature of those listed below?

A. conglomerate (unit C) B. limestone in the far right (unit K) C. lava flow (unit L) D. granite (unit G) E. dike (unit D)

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The ____ is solid and much denser than the ____, with temperatures as hot as the surface of the sun

a. outer core; inner core b. inner mantle; outer mantle c. outer mantle; inner mantle d. inner core; outer core e. lithosphere; asthenosphere

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The famous Khyber Pass, a major chokepoint into Afghanistan, is located in the North West Frontier.

a. true b. false

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