Exam 13: Population and Urbanization: Living on Planet Earth

Tia is interested in studying the way farm families decide how many children to have. She feels that the number of workers needed to sustain the farm will relate to the number of children families have, with those needing more workers having more children. Which of the following theories is Tia likely using?

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According to the text, the population explosion began with the end of the feudal period in Europe and the beginning of industrialization in developing countries and spread around the globe.

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List and explain five factors that can affect population size.

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Varies. Life expectancy can influence population size. Life expectancy is how long people are expected life. Second, the birth rate can affect population size. Third, dependency ratio, then, is the ratio of those in both the young and aged groups compared with the number of people in the productive age groups from 15 to 64 years old, and this can also affect population size. Fourth, migration can affect population size. Fifth, the sex ratio can affect population size.

Explain the push-pull theory of migration, and provide examples of each.

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Question 4

Thomas Malthus's population theory has been critiqued for being ethnocentric.

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Question 5

The world's population doubles every 102 years.

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Question 6

The sex ratio does not tell researchers:

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Question 7

Which of the following would NOT be a pronatalist policy?

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Question 8

If a country wants to control population growth, raising the status of women is key.

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Question 9

The study of human populations is known as ______.

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Question 10

A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that:

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Question 11

Average fertility rates are lower in developed Global North countries than they are in Global South countries.

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Question 12

Since the 1960s, internal migration in the United States has been toward the ______.

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Question 13

Most ______ countries have a high percentage of dependent people over age 64.

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Question 14

Which of the following is a pull factor in migration?

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Question 15

Although women are having fewer children than ever before in some countries, the population is expected to continue growing for another 20 years. How is this possible?

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Question 16

Monica is investigating the ways poverty is dealt with in socialist and capitalist societies. She predicts that socialist societies will be more likely than capitalist societies to expand to find jobs for poor citizens. Which of the following theories is Monica likely using?

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Question 17

Which of the following is predicted to have the most impact on urban planning in the future?

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Question 18

Because of their widespread availability, fewer than 1 million women around the world lack access to contraceptives.

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Question 19

According to the text, the most important demographic processes are fertility, mortality, and migration.

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According to the text, the population explosion began with the end of the feudal period in Europe and the beginning of industrialization in developing countries and spread around the globe.

List and explain five factors that can affect population size.

Explain the push-pull theory of migration, and provide examples of each.

Thomas Malthus's population theory has been critiqued for being ethnocentric.

The world's population doubles every 102 years.

The sex ratio does not tell researchers:

Which of the following would NOT be a pronatalist policy?

If a country wants to control population growth, raising the status of women is key.

The study of human populations is known as ______.

A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that:

Average fertility rates are lower in developed Global North countries than they are in Global South countries.

Since the 1960s, internal migration in the United States has been toward the ______.

Most ______ countries have a high percentage of dependent people over age 64.

Which of the following is a pull factor in migration?

Although women are having fewer children than ever before in some countries, the population is expected to continue growing for another 20 years. How is this possible?

Monica is investigating the ways poverty is dealt with in socialist and capitalist societies. She predicts that socialist societies will be more likely than capitalist societies to expand to find jobs for poor citizens. Which of the following theories is Monica likely using?

Which of the following is predicted to have the most impact on urban planning in the future?

Because of their widespread availability, fewer than 1 million women around the world lack access to contraceptives.

According to the text, the most important demographic processes are fertility, mortality, and migration.

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