52. Labor
quality refers to:
A. the best employees at relatively low rates.
B. attitudes, education and skills of workers.
C. number of available employees.
D. number of available unemployed employees.
53. India
and China have approximately what percentage of the world’s 15- to
24-year-olds?
A. almost a quarter
B. 28 percent
C. 43 percent
D. over half
54. Compared
to the developed countries, developing countries:
A. are projected to have higher population growth
B. have younger populations
C. have a higher level of urbanization
D. all of the above
E. two of A, B, and C
55. A
unique feature of U.S. labor force growth, male and female, is that many new
workers:
A. are foreign.
B. are native Americans.
C. are skilled.
D. speak Spanish and English.
56. Most
guest workers in Europe, around one third, go to:
A. Spain.
B. England.
C. Bulgaria.
D. Ireland.
57. Illegal
immigrants constitute:
A. most of the guest worker immigration.
B. most immigration to the EU.
C. 10 to 15 percent of immigration.
D. a majority of the immigrants to the Philippines.
58. What
percentage of the U.S. population is foreign born?
A. over half
B. 25 percent
C. 12 percent
D. 5 percent
59. Which
of the following statements are true about child labor?
A. One in ten children aged 5 to 17 work under conditions that fail to
meet their basic needs and that are considered exploitative, hazardous, or
illegal
B. Most working children are found in Africa
C. Nearly 70 percent of child labor is in agriculture
D. All of the above
60. Brain
drain is a concern of developing nations at least in part due to:
A. the costs of educating people who leave are not recouped.
B. the loss they represent in terms of workforce quality.
C. favorable reception by host countries.
D. A and B.
61. Many
foreign students come to the U.S. for education and then stay on to work
because:
A. they like the merit-based economic system.
B. they like the quality of life.
C. they like the salary and research opportunities.
D. all the above.