Topic Test Answers

The theory of eugenics proposes that improvement of the human race can best be obtained by __________. A. controlling selective breeding B. developing greater intercultural awareness C. controlling the natural environment D. developing greater international cooperation Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Diseases carried from person to person through other hosts, such as animals or insects, are known as __________ diseases. A. waterborne B. endemic C. antiretroviral D. vector-borne Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The passing of traits through genes from parents to child is __________. A. genocide B. hereditary C. eugenics D. sterilization Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Governments often enact population policies to decrease or limit population growth for all of the following reasons except __________. A. to maintain a national majority B. to lessen food or land shortages C. to alleviate growing economic pressures D. to improve the standard of living Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

HIV and AIDS disproportionately impact __________ nations. A. low-income B. high-income C. industrialized D. developed Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Governments typically establish population policies for all of the following reasons except __________. A. to limit population growth B. to encourage the growth of an ethnic group C. to lower the standard of living for all citizens D. to encourage population growth Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

An act of genocide is best described as __________. A. the destruction of life on a massive scale B. mass murder motivated by religious differences C. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a cultural group D. the accidental destruction of a national, racial, or political group Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A country’s wealth has little effect on the health and welfare of that country's population. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

One major difference between how the Weimar Republic and the Nazi regime pursued eugenics is that __________. A. the Weimar Republic refused to pursue a policy of sterilization B. the Nazi government pursued a policy of voluntary sterilization C. the Nazi government pursued a policy of mandatory sterilization D. the Weimar Republic pursued a policy of mandatory sterilization Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Governments are most often motivated to eliminate a population because of the effects of __________. A. international alliances B. financial incentives C. racism and ethnic hatred D. environmental challenges Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

China has a larger male population than female population because __________. A. women are often more educated than men B. male children are preferred over female children C. women are considered a financial benefit to families D. the government offers incentives to have male children Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

China’s government discourages population growth through all of the following measures except __________. A. subsidizing daycare for large families B. fining couples with more than one child C. offering maternity leave to one-child families D. requiring that all couples in urban areas have only one child Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Partly because of the effects of AIDS on Botswana’s adult population, the majority of the country’s population is __________. A. 30 to 50 years old B. 40 to 60 years old C. under 5 years old D. under 20 years old Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

In 1933, the Nazi government used the Hereditary Health Court to __________. A. start a government eugenics program B. end the government’s eugenics program C. make the government’s eugenics program less aggressive D. make the government’s eugenics program more aggressive Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

One problem that China could face as a result of discouraging population growth is __________. A. a lower standard of living for its population B. fewer schools and classrooms for its population C. an aging population that the government must support D. fewer natural resources available to support its population Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

According to the World Health Organization, if a sample of 1,000 deaths from around the world was taken, the majority of deaths would be in __________. A. developed countries B. developing countries C. industrialized countries D. the Western Hemisphere Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

All of the following are common endemic diseases, except __________. A. malaria B. typhoid C. smallpox D. tuberculosis Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following factors is not a reason why nations located along the Equator are more affected by disease? A. Many of these nations have low literacy rates. B. Many of these nations have unstable governments. C. Many of these nations have advanced industrial economies. D. Many of these nations have largely agricultural economies. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Deaths by traffic accident are more likely to occur in __________. A. high-income countries B. middle-income countries C. low-income countries D. poor countries Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Eugenics and genocide are best described as examples of __________. A. extreme population management policies B. common population management policies C. extreme diplomatic management strategies D. common diplomatic management strategies Please select the best answer from the choices provided.