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question 176

Multiple Choice

Your friend notices that U.S. auto production and U.S. population growth have moved together over several decades. He reasons that one way to slow population growth is for the government to order the auto makers to cut back on production. You gently point out to him that he:

• A) would be correct only when the economy was in a recession.
• B) has committed the fallacy that association is causation.
• C) has ignored the secondary effects.
• D) has committed the fallacy of composition.
• E) would be correct only if the United States enjoyed a high rate of economic growth.

Differentiate between developed and developing countries based on demographic indicators.

Analyze the relationship between literacy rates and infant mortality.

Compare crude birth and death rates across various countries.

Assess the impact of geography on population characteristics.

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Definitions:

State Law

Legislation that is enacted by a state's legislative body and applicable within that state, governing matters not reserved to the federal government.

Federal Law

legislation enacted by the national government of a country, which has supremacy over state and local laws where they conflict.

Federal Overtime Pay Requirements

Regulations established by the Federal Government dictating the conditions under which employees are entitled to receive overtime pay, typically based on exceeding a certain number of hours worked per week.

Waiver

An intentional, knowing relinquishment of a legal right.