Social Issues Quiz

What do social issues influence within a society?

Individual's control

Which issue has both social and economic aspects?

Population issue

What does the population represent according to the text?

A productive force and a means of exploiting resources

Which issue does not fall into the category of social or economic issues?

Warfare Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the imbalance between population and the volume of resources and technical knowledge?

Population issue Signup and view all the answers

What are social issues distinguished from?

Economic issues Signup and view all the answers

What is the main issue caused by the imbalance between population and resources?

Low level of services Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of overpopulation according to the text?

When there are too many people relative to the resources available Signup and view all the answers

What is underpopulation according to the text?

When there are more resources than can be utilized Signup and view all the answers

What was Malthus's theory based on?

The power of population being greater than the earth's ability to provide subsistence Signup and view all the answers

What did Malthus believe would result from the population surpassing its food supply?

High infant mortality Signup and view all the answers

Did critics believe that Malthus's theory was irrelevant to today's society?

Yes, due to advancements in technology and agriculture Signup and view all the answers

What did the United Nations Development Program reveal about population rates?

Unfairness in resource distribution and irrational differences between birth and population rates Signup and view all the answers

How does overpopulation affect foreign trade according to the text?

Negatively affects foreign trade Signup and view all the answers

What is said to be achieved when the number of people working with all available resources produces the highest capital economic return?

Optimum population Signup and view all the answers

What sector does increasing population growth affect according to the text?

Many sectors including electricity sector Signup and view all the answers