The shifting of the main causes of death in technologically developed countries from infectious diseases to chronic diseases is called

• The epidemiological transition
• The developmental transition
• The demographic transition
• The progressive transition

Which of the following is not a legitimate factor influencing newsworthiness?

• Timing
• Proximity
• Human interest
• Advertisers' financial interests

Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for why European countries began modernizing and industrializing earlier than other countries in other parts of the world?

• Europe invented the modern numbers system
• Europe invented gunpowder
• Europe experienced a disruption of its traditional culture and shifted to a culture that was more accepting of social change
• Europe was not affected as much by the bubonic plague as other continents were