CONTEMPORARY WORLD (PRE-FINAL)

QUIZ 5: 9/10

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PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION: 43/50

The rise of global cities has been linked with the expansion of the role of TNCs in global
production patterns. TNC stands for
-Transnational corporation
What attribute of a global city refers to having a storehouse of smart, educated,
creative people?
-Human capital
The phenomenon wherein fertility declines and life expectancy rises, the proportion of
the population above a certain age rises as well:
-Population ageing
The most populous country in the world today is:
-China
The annual changes in population resulting from births, deaths and net migration
during the year:
-Birth rate
It is an urban center that enjoys significant competitive advantages and that serves as
a hub within a globalized economic system:
-. Global city
It is a global city's perceived power to attract creative people and businesses from
across the globe, and to "mobilize their assets" to boost economic, social and
environmental development:
-. Magnetism
Which of the following does not belong to the four pillars of urban life?
-Recreational
This refers to all nationals present in, or temporarily absent from a country, and aliens
permanently settled in a country. This indicator shows the number of people that
usually live in an area:
-Population
It is the statistical study of human populations:
-Demography
According to UN, the following countries are projected to be the top net receivers of
international migrants (more than 100,000 annually) between 2015 and 2050:
-United States of America, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia
and the Russian Federation
Which of the following statements is not true?
-A pull factor refers to conditions which force people to leave their homes.
People who enter a country, usually in search of employment, without the necessary
documents and permits:
-Irregular migrants
Which of the following is not considered a reason why people move across international
borders:
-. Religion
These are factors in the destination country that attract the individual or group to leave
their home because of the opportunities presented in the new location were not
available to them previously:
-. Pull factor
What term refers to the permanent change of residence by an individual or group
excluding such movements as nomadism, migrant labor, commuting, and tourism, all of
which are transitory in nature?’
-Migration
A type of migration which refers to territorial relocation of people between nation-
states:
-International migration
A type of migration which refers to a move from one area (a province, district or
municipality) to another within one country:
-Internal migration
People with qualifications as managers, executives, professionals, technicians or similar,
who move within the internal labor markets of trans-national corporations and
international organizations, or who seek employment through international labor
markets for scarce skills:
-Highly skilled and business migrants
These are migrants who migrate for a limited period of time in order to take up
employment and send money home:
-Temporary labor migrant
This is one of the importances of demography that is concerned with providing basic
needs of people as more and more are experiencing inadequacies in this basic need.
-Planning for Food Supply
What term refers to the permanent change of residence by an individual or group
excluding such movements as nomadism, migrant labor, commuting, and tourism, all of
which are transitory in nature?
-Migration
The rise of global cities has been linked with the expansion of the role of TNCs in global
production patterns. TNC stands for:
-Transnational corporation
It is a global city's perceived power to attract creative people and businesses from
across the globe, and to "mobilize their assets" to boost economic, social and
environmental development
-Magnetism
A type of migration which refers to a move from one area (a province, district or
municipality) to another within one country
-Internal migration
This refers to the annual changes in population resulting from births, deaths and net
migration during the year
-Growth Rate
It is an urban center that enjoys significant competitive advantages and that serves as
a hub within a globalized economic system:
-Global city
The most populous country in the world today is:
-China
The relationship between globalization and sustainability is limited to economic
development.
-FALSE
Free trade can positively impact on environment.
-TRUE
The annual changes in population resulting from births, deaths and net migration
during the year:
-Growth rate
Population explosion refers to the continuous increase in population
-TRUE
What area has the greatest percentage of population aged 60 or over
-EUROPE
According to UN, the following countries are projected to be the top net receivers of
international migrants (more than 100,000 annually) between 2015 and 2050:
-United States of America, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia
and the Russian Federation
A type of migration which refers to territorial relocation of people between nation-
states:
-. International migration
This is one of the importance of social demography that is concerned with the welfare
specifically of the mother and child, specially the problem faced of mothers during
pregnancy which is malnutrition
-Health Planning
Continuous production of world's natural resources poster all positive development
more importantly to environment
-TRUE
This is one of the importance of demography that is concerned with providing the
growing number of population which has a direct impact on the increase for the need
for shelter
-Housing Planning
Which of the following statements is not true?
-A pull factor refers to conditions which force people to leave their homes.
These are factors in the destination country that attract the individual or group to leave
their home because of the opportunities presented in the new location were not
available to them previously:
-Pull factor
Food security can also signify sustainability of society
-TRUE
What attribute of a global city refers to having a storehouse of smart, educated,
creative people?
-Human capital
This is one of the importance of demography that is concerned with creating a plan of
action in providing job security for people.
-Employment Planning
Demography is very useful for understanding social and economic problems and
identifying potential solutions
-TRUE
Delivering sufficient food to the entire world population is not synonymous to global
food security
-TRUE
Which of the following is not considered a reason why people move across international
bord
-Religion
These are migrants who migrate for a limited period of time in order to take up
employment and send money home:
-Temporary labor migrants
This refers to all nationals present in, or temporarily absent from a country, and aliens
permanently settled in a country
-Population
This refers to all nationals present in, or temporarily absent from a country, and aliens
permanently settled in a country. This indicator shows the number of people that
usually live in an area:
-Population
The use of earth's resources for development and preservation of such sources is called
economic globalization
-TRUE
Sustainable development is one significant global approach to economic globalization.
-TRUE
This the ratio between the elderly population and the working age (15-64 years)
-.Elderly Dependency Rate
This is the total number of children that would be born to each woman if she were to
live to the end of her child-bearing year
-Total Fertility Rate
It is the statistical study of human populations:
-Demography
This is one of the importance of demography that is concerned with the youth and
providing them this basic right for schooling
-Educational Planning
People who enter a country, usually in search of employment, without the necessary
documents and permits:
-Irregular migrants
This refers to the group of population who are aged 65 years old and above
-Elderly population
Crude birth rate refers to the the number of births that occur each year per 10,000
people in the midyear population
-FALSE
Population ageing refers to the decline in fertility and increase in life expectancy.
-TRUE
Which of the following does not belong to the four pillars of urban life?
-Recreational
Support ratio refers to the number of workers per retiree
-TRUE
The phenomenon wherein fertility declines and life expectancy rises, the proportion of
the population above a certain age rises as well:
-Population ageing
What are the two factors identified to be contributors to the increase in population?
-Improved Survival Rate and High Fertility Rate
The rapid population growth affected the age structure of the West during the
twentieth century.
-TRUE
People with qualifications as managers, executives, professionals, technicians or similar,
who move within the internal labor markets of trans-national corporations and
international organizations, or who seek employment through international labor
markets for scarce skills:
-Highly skilled and business migrants
What is the top most populous country in the world according to Time
-China
This provide a basis for other statistical projections, helping governments in their
decision making and it is measured in terms of annual growth rate and in thousands of
people
-Population Projection
The differences in time of demographic transition affected the global population.
-TRUE
In Asia, decline in population begun in the mid of the twentieth century.
-TRUE
This is one of the importance of demography that is studying the mobilization trends of
people .
-Migration Planning