Exam 17: Population, urbanization, and the Environment

The birthrate is calculated as the number of childbirths per 1,000 people per year.

By 2050 half of the world's population is expected to live in North American.

Demographers predict that by 2050 ______ of the world's population will live in urban areas.

What happens in the final stage of the demographic transition?

Gina lives in a community where there are guards and surveillance cameras in every corner of the development.She moved here,away from the city,to escape the crime problem.Gina lives in a ______ community.

Discuss any two environmental problems and the negative consequences associated with each of these problems.Name one type of global response to environmental problems and provide an example.

Which of these is TRUE of changes in the mortality rate?

Which of these is a city with a population greater than 10 million?

What birthrate is necessary to replace the population?

Economically,immigration has had a negative effect on the economy of the U.S.,as well as other developed nations.

When real estate capital is reinvested in inner-city areas to create a new infrastructure for the well-to-do,this is referred to as which of these?

Shayne lives about 5 miles outside the city of Philadelphia's political boundaries.Shayne would be considered to live in which of these?

Urbanism is the way of life that emerges in urban areas; urbanization is the process of increasing density in a populated urban area.

Alex studies the fertility and migration trends of countries around the world.Which of these describes Alex?

While countries in many less developed areas of the world still worry about low birth rates,officials in many developed countries have grown increasingly concerned about high birth rates.

According to projections,30% of the world's population will live in urban areas.

During the process of gentrification,who is often forced out of the blighted areas to make way for new housing?

Juan Carlos lives in Mexico and wants to move to the U.S.because he seeks a better life and job opportunities.These are referred to as push factors.

The number of global megacities has declined since the 1990s.

The global population is project to reach how many billion by 2050?