Economics MCQs

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A metropolitan area consists of__________________?
A. Several small towns
B. A central city and surrounding suburbs and small towns
C. The city only
D. A city with a subway system
When metropolitan areas start to merge with each other the result is_______________?
A. A standard metropolitan area
B. A megalopolis
C. An ecological city
D. A repetition of the greek polis
A ghetto tends to contain________________?
A. Slums
B. A concentration of one racial group in an area
C. Residents who make up an economic underclass
D. All of the above
Urban renewal has_________________?
A. Provided good housing for the poor
B. Secured many jobs for the poor
C. Eliminated housing discrimination
D. Moved residents but not improved conditions
A lake is polluted The fish in it die The algae make unpleasant odors It may be said that__________________?
A. The ecosystem is disturbed
B. Biological capital is lost
C. The environment is degraded
D. All of the above
A reduction of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere leads to_____________?
A. Greater rainfall
B. Greater crop yields
C. Climate changes
D. Fluorochlorocarbon production
The oil supplies of the United States are subject to______________?
A. Constant increase
B. Environmental depletion
C. Environmental pollution
D. Price stability
Natural resources are_______________?
A. Infinite
B. Finite
C. Ready to support many more billions of people
D. Dispensable
In Third World countries the factors that discourage birth control include________________?
A. Traditional values
B. Government subsidies for large families
C. Low infant mortality
D. Women’s rights
The most dramatic change that followed each technological revolution was_______________?
A. A dramatic increase in population
B. A decrease in population
C. The systematic migration of populations to different areas
D. A return to an agrarian way of life