Chapter 6 Human Resources

1. Consider the following statements in relation to immigration:

When a person enters a new country for the first time.
A person’s departure from a country.

Which of the following assertions is/are correct?

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. All of them

D. Non of them

2. What does it mean when you say ‘population distribution’?

a) The evolution of a population in a certain area throughout time.

b) The ratio of the number of persons who die to the number of people born in a certain location.

c) The distribution of persons within a specific area.

3. What are the three most important elements that influence population change?

(a) Births, deaths and marriage

(b) Births, deaths and migration

4. What is the definition of a population pyramid?

(a) A graphical presentation of the age, sex composition of a population.

(b) When the population density of an area is so high that people live in tall buildings.

5. Take into consideration the following:

The amount of people living in a unit area of the earth’s surface is referred to as population density.
The natural growth rate is defined as the difference between a country’s birth and mortality rates.

Which of the following assertions is/are incorrect?

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) All of them

d) Non of them

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