Question 1

In some countries,governmental policies directly affect the fertility rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following relates to Stage 1 of the demographic transition theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  post-industrialization 
B)  early industrialization 
C)  advanced industrialization and urbanization 
D)  preindustrial societies 
A)  post-industrialization 
B)  early industrialization 
C)  advanced industrialization and urbanization 
D)  preindustrial societies D

Question 3

If you followed Simmel's view of city life,which statement would you agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like others,I can be insensitive to other people around me. 
B)  Being friendly and open to others I meet on the street is more important than being friendly and open to people when I arrive at my appointments. 
C)  I don't feel as if I have any opportunities to be independent and make my own choices in the city. 
D)  Most of my interactions in the city are social. 
A)  Like others,I can be insensitive to other people around me. 
B)  Being friendly and open to others I meet on the street is more important than being friendly and open to people when I arrive at my appointments. 
C)  I don't feel as if I have any opportunities to be independent and make my own choices in the city. 
D)  Most of my interactions in the city are social. A

Question 4

Which of the following people has the highest life expectancy in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  an Indigenous male 
B)  a non-Indigenous male 
C)  an Indigenous female 
D)  a non-Indigenous female 
A)  an Indigenous male 
B)  a non-Indigenous male 
C)  an Indigenous female 
D)  a non-Indigenous female

Question 5

According to sociologist Lynn M.Appleton,different kinds of cities have different prevailing ideologies of how women and men should think,feel,and act; how access to social positions and control of resources should be managed; and how relationships between men and women should be conducted.What term does she use to describe this?

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental histories 
B)  gender regimes 
C)  patriarchal regimes 
D)  gender management systems 
A)  developmental histories 
B)  gender regimes 
C)  patriarchal regimes 
D)  gender management systems

Question 6

Refer to Scenario 1.What major feature of the postmodern city is evident in the above scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  the return to industrial cities 
B)  the disappearance of public space 
C)  the decentred city 
D)  the modern city 
A)  the return to industrial cities 
B)  the disappearance of public space 
C)  the decentred city 
D)  the modern city

Question 7

According to the feminist perspective of urbanization,cities may offer a broader range of lifestyle choices,some of which do not involve traditional patriarchal family structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Louis Wirth,people who live in urban areas feel connected to their neighbours,fulfilled,and powerful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What would you find in Zone 1 of the concentric zone model?

Accepted Answer

A)  homes for affluent families 
B)  a movie theatre,shops,and big business buildings 
C)  working-class residences,shops,and ethnic enclaves 
D)  bars,an immigrant centre,and a transient population 
A)  homes for affluent families 
B)  a movie theatre,shops,and big business buildings 
C)  working-class residences,shops,and ethnic enclaves 
D)  bars,an immigrant centre,and a transient population

Question 10

What was the world's population in 2015?

Accepted Answer

A)  2.5 billion 
B)  4.4 billion 
C)  7.2 billion 
D)  9.1 billion 
A)  2.5 billion 
B)  4.4 billion 
C)  7.2 billion 
D)  9.1 billion

Question 11

Some African nations have moved from high birth and death rates to relatively low birth and death rates as a result of technological development.What term describes this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  zero population growth 
B)  population lag 
C)  demographic transition 
D)  post-industrialization 
A)  zero population growth 
B)  population lag 
C)  demographic transition 
D)  post-industrialization

Question 12

Jessie performs in a local band called Rewind.According to Herbert Gans's categories of urban villagers,which category does Jessie belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  cosmopolites 
B)  urbanites 
C)  ethnic villagers 
D)  the deprived 
A)  cosmopolites 
B)  urbanites 
C)  ethnic villagers 
D)  the deprived

Question 13

What is the most basic measure of fertility?

Accepted Answer

A)  total fecundity rate 
B)  age-specific birth rate 
C)  crude birth rate 
D)  gross reproduction rate 
A)  total fecundity rate 
B)  age-specific birth rate 
C)  crude birth rate 
D)  gross reproduction rate

Question 14

At a downtown shop,a clerk routinely says to patrons who enter a store,"How are you?" What does this illustrate,according to Louis Wirth's symbolic interactionist perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  how gender and city life are related 
B)  the importance of political economy 
C)  that urbanism is a way of life 
D)  that there is a wide diversity of lifestyles found in urban areas 
A)  how gender and city life are related 
B)  the importance of political economy 
C)  that urbanism is a way of life 
D)  that there is a wide diversity of lifestyles found in urban areas

Question 15

Which of the following relates to Stage 3 of the demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  post-industrialization 
B)  modernization 
C)  advanced industrialization and urbanization 
D)  preindustrial societies 
A)  post-industrialization 
B)  modernization 
C)  advanced industrialization and urbanization 
D)  preindustrial societies

Question 16

What does the neo-Malthusian perspective help us to understand?

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration policy 
B)  the dangers of overpopulation 
C)  fantasy cities 
D)  urbanism as a way of life 
A)  immigration policy 
B)  the dangers of overpopulation 
C)  fantasy cities 
D)  urbanism as a way of life

Question 17

According to Herbert Gans's typology of urban dwellers,ethnic villagers are people who can find no escape from the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What percentage of the world's population is concentrated in cities today?

Accepted Answer

A)  45 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  55 percent 
D)  60 percent 
A)  45 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  55 percent 
D)  60 percent

Question 19

The baby boom echo is currently in which of the following age categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  almost school-aged 
B)  in their teen years 
C)  about 25 to 30 years old 
D)  about 55 years old 
A)  almost school-aged 
B)  in their teen years 
C)  about 25 to 30 years old 
D)  about 55 years old

Question 20

Baljit recently moved to Vancouver from India and prefers to live among recent immigrants.Which of the following forms of adaptation best describes Baljit?

Accepted Answer

A)  cosmopolite 
B)  deprived 
C)  ethnic villager 
D)  trapped 
A)  cosmopolite 
B)  deprived 
C)  ethnic villager 
D)  trapped

Exam 23: Demographic and Urbanization Issues

In some countries,governmental policies directly affect the fertility rate.

Which of the following relates to Stage 1 of the demographic transition theory?

If you followed Simmel's view of city life,which statement would you agree with?

Which of the following people has the highest life expectancy in Canada?

Refer to Scenario 1.What major feature of the postmodern city is evident in the above scenario?

According to the feminist perspective of urbanization,cities may offer a broader range of lifestyle choices,some of which do not involve traditional patriarchal family structures.

According to Louis Wirth,people who live in urban areas feel connected to their neighbours,fulfilled,and powerful.

What would you find in Zone 1 of the concentric zone model?

What was the world's population in 2015?

Some African nations have moved from high birth and death rates to relatively low birth and death rates as a result of technological development.What term describes this process?

Jessie performs in a local band called Rewind.According to Herbert Gans's categories of urban villagers,which category does Jessie belong to?

What is the most basic measure of fertility?

At a downtown shop,a clerk routinely says to patrons who enter a store,"How are you?" What does this illustrate,according to Louis Wirth's symbolic interactionist perspective?

Which of the following relates to Stage 3 of the demographic transition?

What does the neo-Malthusian perspective help us to understand?

According to Herbert Gans's typology of urban dwellers,ethnic villagers are people who can find no escape from the city.

What percentage of the world's population is concentrated in cities today?

The baby boom echo is currently in which of the following age categories?

Baljit recently moved to Vancouver from India and prefers to live among recent immigrants.Which of the following forms of adaptation best describes Baljit?

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