In Order to Understand Population Change and Distribution, Demographic Anthropologists

question 9

Multiple Choice

In order to understand population change and distribution, demographic anthropologists usually focus on which variables in a population?

• A) resources, capital, and technology
• B) fertility, mortality, and migration
• C) language, race, and culture
• D) social organization, technology, and ideology

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Definitions:

Content Theories

Theories that focus on identifying the specific factors, such as needs or desires, that motivate people.

Invisible Hand

A metaphor used by economist Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating behavior of the marketplace.

Free Market

An economic system where prices for goods and services are determined by open market and competition, without intervention from government.

Unseen Forces

Hidden or not immediately apparent factors that can influence outcomes and processes in various contexts.