Question 1

Industrialization generated the movement of population from the countryside into towns and cities, which is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  conurbation 
B)  suburbanization 
C)  urbanization 
D)  gentrification 
A)  conurbation 
B)  suburbanization 
C)  urbanization 
D)  gentrification

Question 2

Suburbanization in the United States was possible in part because of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasis on a pastoral lifestyle found in the countryside 
B)  availability of Federal Housing Assistance (FH
A)  loans 
C)  development of factories at the turn of the twentieth century 
D)  massive outflow of racial minorities leaving cities for better jobs 
A)  emphasis on a pastoral lifestyle found in the countryside 
B)  availability of Federal Housing Assistance (FH
A)  loans 
C)  development of factories at the turn of the twentieth century 
D)  massive outflow of racial minorities leaving cities for better jobs

Question 3

The first society to undergo industrialization was in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  the United States 
C)  China 
D)  Indochina 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  the United States 
C)  China 
D)  Indochina

Question 4

Dr. Song is a sociologist who wants to study contemporary issues related to rural poverty in the United States. Accordingly, he looks at _____________________ in Appalachia.

Accepted Answer

A)  the second demographic transition 
B)  conturbations 
C)  rising opioid use and suicide 
D)  gentrification 
A)  the second demographic transition 
B)  conturbations 
C)  rising opioid use and suicide 
D)  gentrification

Question 5

Most cities of the ancient world had an outer wall offering defense and separation and did this largely because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the buildings at the core were religious and political 
B)  the central area was primarily a business district needing constant protection 
C)  the very poor were unprotected but the center protected the elite 
D)  religious temples were too large to be contained within this same walled center 
A)  the buildings at the core were religious and political 
B)  the central area was primarily a business district needing constant protection 
C)  the very poor were unprotected but the center protected the elite 
D)  religious temples were too large to be contained within this same walled center

Question 6

How, at the level of theory, do urban sociologists today view cities? Describe one key contribution from each theorist: David Harvey, Manuel Castells, and Saskia Sassen.

Accepted Answer

Urban sociologists today view urbanism a

Question 7

According to Manuel Castells, megacities are:

Accepted Answer

A)  only economically and not physically larger than most cities 
B)  connection points between huge populations of people and the global economy 
C)  overwhelmingly populated by people who would be considered successful in the global economy 
D)  on the decline throughout the world 
A)  only economically and not physically larger than most cities 
B)  connection points between huge populations of people and the global economy 
C)  overwhelmingly populated by people who would be considered successful in the global economy 
D)  on the decline throughout the world

Question 8

The number of years an average person can expect to live is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  life expectancy 
B)  fecundity 
C)  the crude death rate 
D)  the life span 
A)  life expectancy 
B)  fecundity 
C)  the crude death rate 
D)  the life span

Question 9

The northeast corridor of the United States, an area covering some 450 miles from north of Boston to south of Washington, D.C., has 44 million people. Why is this area referred to as a conurbation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is organized by rings, moving from a center of wealth to rings of increasing poverty. 
B)  It is an environment constructed by humans, not natural or inevitable processes. 
C)  It is an agglomeration of towns and cities into an unbroken urban environment. 
D)  It serves as an organizing center of the new global economy. 
A)  It is organized by rings, moving from a center of wealth to rings of increasing poverty. 
B)  It is an environment constructed by humans, not natural or inevitable processes. 
C)  It is an agglomeration of towns and cities into an unbroken urban environment. 
D)  It serves as an organizing center of the new global economy.

Industrialization generated the movement of population from the countryside into towns and cities, which is known as:

Suburbanization in the United States was possible in part because of the:

The first society to undergo industrialization was in:

Dr. Song is a sociologist who wants to study contemporary issues related to rural poverty in the United States. Accordingly, he looks at _____________________ in Appalachia.

Most cities of the ancient world had an outer wall offering defense and separation and did this largely because:

How, at the level of theory, do urban sociologists today view cities? Describe one key contribution from each theorist: David Harvey, Manuel Castells, and Saskia Sassen.

According to Manuel Castells, megacities are:

The number of years an average person can expect to live is called:

The northeast corridor of the United States, an area covering some 450 miles from north of Boston to south of Washington, D.C., has 44 million people. Why is this area referred to as a conurbation?

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Exam 19: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Industrialization generated the movement of population from the countryside into towns and cities, which is known as:

Suburbanization in the United States was possible in part because of the:

The first society to undergo industrialization was in:

Dr. Song is a sociologist who wants to study contemporary issues related to rural poverty in the United States. Accordingly, he looks at _____________________ in Appalachia.

Most cities of the ancient world had an outer wall offering defense and separation and did this largely because:

How, at the level of theory, do urban sociologists today view cities? Describe one key contribution from each theorist: David Harvey, Manuel Castells, and Saskia Sassen.

According to Manuel Castells, megacities are:

The number of years an average person can expect to live is called:

The northeast corridor of the United States, an area covering some 450 miles from north of Boston to south of Washington, D.C., has 44 million people. Why is this area referred to as a conurbation?

What Is Sociology

Asking and Answering Sociological Questions

Culture and Society

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Aging

Government, Political Power, and Social Movements

Work and Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education

Religion in Modern Society

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Globalization in a Changing World

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