China's Population Had Soared by the End of the 1700s

question 24

Multiple Choice

China's population had soared by the end of the 1700s because for all of the following reasons except

• A)relative peace and stability had prevailed during the early years of Qing rule.
• B)new crops had been introduced from the New World.
• C)introduction of the development of faster growing Southeast Asian rice into China.
• D)the political stability of China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
• E)the central government's termination of legal abortions.

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Definitions:

Phillips Curve

A financial principle illustrating a reverse correlation between unemployment levels and inflation rates within an economy.

Aggregate Demand (AD)

The total demand for all goods and services within an economy at different price levels, during a specific time period.

Unemployment Rate

The fraction of the working-age population that is currently unemployed and looking for a job.

Inflation Rate

The speed at which the overall price level of goods and services increases, leading to a decrease in purchasing power.