Exam 17: Population, urbanization, and the Environment

One concern with geoengineering is that technological solutions may encourage people to continue or even increase their use of fossil fuels.

Which of these is often used interchangeably with climate change?

Amy is a white,married,wealthy woman who lives in the U.S.Given mortality patterns,Amy can expect to outlive her husband.

Which of these is the study of poisons and insecticides that heavily influenced the awareness of environmental problems in the U.S.during the 1960s?

Demography is the scientific study of population growth and decline,as well as the movement of people.

Where is the most notable deforestation in the world taking place?

Pedro wants to study the ways in which his college has come to define green consumption,if students see themselves as green consumers,and if and how they enact (or fail to enact)it.Which theoretical framework has helped Pedro frame his interest?

In 2018,there were ______ megacities around the world.

Which of the following is a macrosocial factor in the decline of mortality rates in certain countries?

Which of these is the decline in the water supply because of the degradation and deterioration of soil and vegetation?

The new urbanism is a phenomenon where the goal is to move urban areas into more rural communities.

How many million immigrants from Mexico are estimated to be currently living in the U.S.?

Raphael has overstayed his visa in the U.S.Raphael is an example of which of these?

One major factor associated with mortality rate decline is medical advances such as medical technologies.

What is the name for the process by which people come to be in relatively densely population urban areas?

Which of these refers to the number of childbirths per 1,000 people per year?

What is a "pull" factor as it relates to migration?

What percentage of the world's marine fish are considered fully exploited,over exploited,or depleted?

Which of these dimensions in the relationship between globalization and sustainability might hold promise for more immediate solutions to environmental problems?

In the U.S.,an area must have more than 50,000 inhabitants to be considered urban.