The "wealth flows" perspective on demographic change argues that people will always choose to have fewer children because it leads to more wealth.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

“Demographic transition” theory predicts increased wealth/development in a society will tend to decrease population growth rates.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The "demographic transition" process connecting societal development and wealth to fertility rates is best understood as:  Group of answer choicesan accurate description of historical reality for many existing societies.a fundamentally theoretical claim about possible outcomes.

Multiple Choice QuestionIdentify a realistic reason below to be pessimistic about slowing population growth.Multiple choice question.Richer countries are providing food aid to poorer countries allowing more people to survive to become parents themselves.Pronatalist pressures have been decreasing worldwide and that may lead to a "baby boom."Poorer countries may be caught in a "demographic trap" that prevents them from escaping the middle phase of a demographic transition.Poor countries are trapped at zero population growth and cannot reduce their populations further.

Neo-Malthusians agreed with Karl Marx's opinion that Blank______.Multiple choice question.increases in population will lead to greater wealth even if a society is far from being well orderedworld population growth does not lead to the outstretching of natural resourcespeople should be prevented from using birth control techniquesthere is an unequal distribution of world resources

Children are more likely to live in poverty than any other age group.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse