New Population Bomb

Question 1

In what year was this article published?

a. 2000
b. 2005
c. 2010
d. 2015

Answer 1

2010

Question 2

In what way does geography have an important role to play regarding population and international security in the 21st century?

a. We need to know where all of the anticipated increase in population will live
b. We need to know how everyone will be fed
c. We need to know how the global population will be composed and distributed
d. We need to know which countries will have the most people

Answer 2

We need to know how the global population will be composed and distributed

Question 3

Within the next 40 years, why will economic power shift to developing nations?

a. Population in developed countries is expected to drop by 25%
b. Immigration from developing to developed countries will slow
c. Population in developing countries will begin to age
d. Most of the population increase will be in rural areas in developing countries

Answer 3

Population in developed countries is expected to drop by 25%

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the four trends Goldstone cites?

a. The labor force in developed countries will age and decline
b. Most of the world’s population will become urbanized
c. Most of the increase in global population will take place in developing countries
d. The greatest population increase will be taking place in non-Muslim countries

Answer 4

The greatest population increase will be taking place in non-Muslim countries

Question 5

When did poorer countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America begin making the shift to the second stage of the demographic transition model?

a. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution
b. After World War I
c. After World War II
d. By 2003

Answer 5

After World War I

Question 6

How will global GDP be expected to change by 2050?

a. Nearly 80% of the world’s GDP growth will take place outside of Europe, the US, and Canada
b. The proportion of global GDP produced by Europe, the US, and Canada is expected to grow by 47%
c. The GDP of regions outside of Europe, the US, and Canada is expected to grow five times faster than the rest of the world
d. Although decreasing, by 2050, the GDP of Europe, the US, and Canada will still be greater than 30%

Answer 6

Nearly 80% of the world’s GDP growth will take place outside of Europe, the US, and Canada

Question 7

By 2050, it is projected that the middle class in the developing world will be larger than

a. the middle class of the US
b. the total population of the US, Europe, and Japan combined
c. the middle class of the US, Europe, and Japan combined
d. the total population of the US

Answer 7

the total population of the US, Europe, and Japan combined

Question 8

Besides China and India, newly industrialized countries include all but:

a. Brazil
b. Mexico
c. Turkey
d. Bangladesh

Answer 8

Bangladesh

Question 9

By the year 2050, countries such as Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, and most of Europe will see all of the following EXCEPT:
a large proportions of retirees
b. small proportions of workers
c. an increase in working-age populations
d. an increase in life expectancy

Answer 9

an increase in working-age populations

Question 10

In the US, the working-age population is expected to decline by 15% over the next 40 years and the population over 60 is expected to double.

a. True
b. False

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Along with the growth of population by 2050, we can expect to see:

a. an increase in education
b. more women entering the workforce
c. higher productivity
d. a decrease in new consumers and new households

Answer 11

a decrease in new consumers and new households

Question 12

By 2050, in developed countries, we can expect to see fewer workers, higher medical bills, and more expensive basic services

a. True
b. False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

By 2050, the US, Canada, Europe, and Northeast Asia can expect to see increased migration from regions such as Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia as a result of:

a. differences in stages of the demographic transition model between these regions
b. similarities in the labor markets between all of these regions
c. A downturned economy
d. Population pressures growing in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia

Answer 13

Population pressures growing in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a reason why it will be critical to improve relations between Western and Muslim nations as we move toward 2050?

a. Muslim countries are expected to be some of the fastest growing populations in the world.
b. Because many of the growing Muslim populations live in poor communities, they are vulnerable to radical ideas
c. By 2050 we will see higher degrees of migration from Muslim countries to non-Muslim states
d. Because of immigration forces, Muslims will soon dominate Europe

Answer 14

Muslim countries are expected to be some of the fastest growing populations in the world.

Question 15

Of the following, which region will be urbanizing faster than all others by 2050

a. Sub-Saharan Africa
b. Latin America
c. Central America
d. Eastern Europe

Answer 15

Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a reason urbanization in developing countries might prove to be destabilizing?

a. They will have far lower per capita incomes than did many industrialized countries when they first urbanized
b. Because of younger populations, there could be more civil unrest
c. International terrorism might originate in fast-urbanizing developing countries
d. More people moving to poor but rapidly growing urban centers will lack access to the Internet and digital communications technologies

Answer 16

More people moving to poor but rapidly growing urban centers will lack access to the Internet and digital communications technologies

Question 17

We can characterize the population bomb of today as mainly the result of the increased population growth in developing countries.

a. True
b. False

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Today, “Second World,” refers to communist industrialized countries such as those of Russia, Bulgaria, and Ukraine

a. True
b. False

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Far from referring to underdeveloped countries, the term “Third World” today refers to fast-growing, very young, and increasingly urbanized countries with poorer economies and often weak governments.

a. True
b. False

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Which of the following countries would NOT be considered part of the “Second World” today?

a. Brazil
b. Iran
c. Mexico
d. Russia

Answer 20

Russia

Question 21

Thailand and Vietnam are part of today’s “Third World.”

a. True
b. False

Answer 21

False

Question 22

In what way will “Second World” countries be pivotal in the 21st century?

a. They will drive economic growth and consume more technologies and other products than any other region
b. There will be more “Second World” countries globally than either “First World” or “Third World” regions
c. Because they will start becoming obsolete after 2050
d. Because they have a very fast-growing, very young population with weak governments

Answer 22

They will drive economic growth and consume more technologies and other products than any other region

Question 23

Why is it important for Turkey to become a member of the European Union (EU)?

1. It isn’t, because Turkey is not part of Europe
2. Most of the countries in the EU are aging and declining in population and Turkey has a young population and a dynamic economy
3. Because Turkey is geographically close to countries that are already members of the EU
4. It makes the EU more inclusive because Turkey is a Muslim nation

Answer 23

2 and 4

Question 24

In what way should NATO be adapting for the future according to projections of 2050?

a. It should be adapting to the threats of terrorism in Europe
b. It should be including former “Second World” countries from the former communist bloc such as Albania
c. It should be including countries such as Brazil and Morocco as part of the new “Second World”
d. It should strengthen its orientation toward the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 24

It should be including countries such as Brazil and Morocco as part of the new “Second World”

Question 25

According to the article, why is success in Afghanistan important for NATO

a. Because NATO would then have a very populous Moslem nation willing to develop better relations with the industrialized West
b. Because otherwise the terrorists will win
c. Because Afghanistan’s population is expected to increase by 20 million in the next 15 years
d. It isn’t; NATO forces should get out of Afghanistan

Answer 25

Because NATO would then have a very populous Moslem nation willing to develop better relations with the industrialized West

Question 26

Industrialized countries should be encouraging policies that increase their total fertility rates.

a. True
b. False

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Positive reasons to develop a more comprehensive immigration policy from developing to developed countries include all but the following:

a. Immigration can serve as a “safety valve” to young, underemployed, and unstable populations in developing countries
b. It could solve the problem of a dwindling and aging workforce in developed countries
c. It will increase the “brain drain” from developing countries allowing the developed countries to take advantage of the best and brightest from developing countries
d. It encourages educational diffusion as these immigrants eventually leave developed countries and go back home

Answer 27

It will increase the “brain drain” from developing countries allowing the developed countries to take advantage of the best and brightest from developing countries

Question 28

Encouraging older immigrants to move from developed to developing countries might be an idea and it would lead to:

a. First World quality residential and medical facilities in Second and Third World countries
b. More employment to residents of Second and Third World countries in their home countries
c. Reducing pressures on public entitlement systems in developed countries
d. All of the above

Answer 28

All of the Above

Question 29

The most common destinations for “medical tourism” today include India, Singapore, and

a. China
b. Thailand
c. Vietnam
d. Indonesia

Answer 29

Thailand

Question 30

Europe, the US, and Canada are not where the dynamic population growth of the world is occurring, but they do factor prominently in the strategic and economic changes that will result from such population growth.

a. True
b. False

Answer 30

True