Question 1

When _________ occurs in the United States, there is first a movement from rural to urban areas, and then a movement from urban centers to the inner suburbs.

Accepted Answer

A)  population dispersion 
B)  population implosion 
C)  population deconcentration 
D)  population suburbanization 
E)  population explosion 
A)  population dispersion 
B)  population implosion 
C)  population deconcentration 
D)  population suburbanization 
E)  population explosion C

Question 2

What are some of the consequences of population distribution? List some of the examples of consequences of population distribution that are cited and discussed in our Population and Society text. Also list and tell me about three examples of population distribution that you personally have observed.

Accepted Answer

Not Answer

Question 3

About _____ of the Earth's land is permanently inhabited.

Accepted Answer

A)  one half 
B)  one third 
C)  two thirds 
D)  one quarter 
E)  three quarters 
A)  one half 
B)  one third 
C)  two thirds 
D)  one quarter 
E)  three quarters B

Question 4

The country today with the largest number of people of any country in the world is:

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Brazil 
C)  India 
D)  Russia 
E)  United States 
A)  China 
B)  Brazil 
C)  India 
D)  Russia 
E)  United States

Question 5

Explain the differences between population explosion and population implosion and give examples of how these two processes are occurring simultaneously or how they are contradictory.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

What is meant by the phrase the "center of population"? How do demographers measure the center of population? How has the location of the center of the population of the U.S. changed between 1790 and 2010 time? As of 2010, about where was the center of the U.S. population located?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is meant by the phrase the...

Question 7

Describe some of the main ways that rural areas in the U.S. differ from urban areas in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe some of the main ways that...

Question 8

Gentrification ______

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs when the poorest peoples in cities move out of the prime areas in search of better living conditions and employment opportunities. 
B)  is the process of "cleaning up" the undesirable areas of a city, creating better housing for the affluent who move into these areas because the cities offer them new opportunities. 
C)  is beneficial to the poor and unemployed who once lived in the areas of the cities they are moving from. 
D)  is the result of white flight. 
E)  is caused by young adults, along with their children, moving from the suburbs to the exurbs. 
A)  occurs when the poorest peoples in cities move out of the prime areas in search of better living conditions and employment opportunities. 
B)  is the process of "cleaning up" the undesirable areas of a city, creating better housing for the affluent who move into these areas because the cities offer them new opportunities. 
C)  is beneficial to the poor and unemployed who once lived in the areas of the cities they are moving from. 
D)  is the result of white flight. 
E)  is caused by young adults, along with their children, moving from the suburbs to the exurbs.

Question 9

The United Nations defines an urban agglomeration as an urban area of at least ____ million inhabitants, including all inhabitants in the surrounding territory living in urban levels of residential density.

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  ten 
D)  one 
E)  eight 
A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  ten 
D)  one 
E)  eight

Question 10

Population projections indicate that by 2050, the country with the largest population of any country in the world will be:

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Brazil 
C)  India 
D)  Russia 
E)  United States 
A)  China 
B)  Brazil 
C)  India 
D)  Russia 
E)  United States

Question 11

Which three conditions must be present for the development of cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  A surplus of farm products; a means to transport the products to urban areas; and sufficiently developed technology in urban areas to use farm products and provide employment. 
B)  A surplus of farm products; a means to transport the products to other areas; and a sufficiently developed society to use farm products and provide employment. 
C)  An ability to provide farm products to multiple regions; agricultural resources near urban regions; and the ability to export a surplus. 
D)  A booming urban economy; factories and mills; and the ability to export. 
E)  Access to water ports; a farming surplus; and a booming economy. 
A)  A surplus of farm products; a means to transport the products to urban areas; and sufficiently developed technology in urban areas to use farm products and provide employment. 
B)  A surplus of farm products; a means to transport the products to other areas; and a sufficiently developed society to use farm products and provide employment. 
C)  An ability to provide farm products to multiple regions; agricultural resources near urban regions; and the ability to export a surplus. 
D)  A booming urban economy; factories and mills; and the ability to export. 
E)  Access to water ports; a farming surplus; and a booming economy.

Question 12

Physiological density is calculated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  dividing the number of persons in the country by the country's quantity of arable land in square kilometers (or miles) 
B)  dividing the number of persons in the population by the number of square kilometers (or miles) of territory in the country or area 
C)  dividing the number of people living in houses by the total population of the area. 
D)  dividing the number of persons in a country by the average size of a metropolitan area in square kilometers (or miles) 
E)  dividing the number of healthy persons in the country by the country's quantity of arable land in square kilometers (or miles) 
A)  dividing the number of persons in the country by the country's quantity of arable land in square kilometers (or miles) 
B)  dividing the number of persons in the population by the number of square kilometers (or miles) of territory in the country or area 
C)  dividing the number of people living in houses by the total population of the area. 
D)  dividing the number of persons in a country by the average size of a metropolitan area in square kilometers (or miles) 
E)  dividing the number of healthy persons in the country by the country's quantity of arable land in square kilometers (or miles)

Question 13

Demographers define and measure "population density" as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of persons weighing over 200 pounds per square mile (or kilometer) 
B)  the number of persons per cubed mile (or kilometer). 
C)  the number of persons in a census tract 
D)  the number of persons per square mile (or kilometer) 
E)  the number of persons per square mile (or kilometer) in metropolitan areas 
A)  the number of persons weighing over 200 pounds per square mile (or kilometer) 
B)  the number of persons per cubed mile (or kilometer). 
C)  the number of persons in a census tract 
D)  the number of persons per square mile (or kilometer) 
E)  the number of persons per square mile (or kilometer) in metropolitan areas

When _________ occurs in the United States, there is first a movement from rural to urban areas, and then a movement from urban centers to the inner suburbs.

What are some of the consequences of population distribution? List some of the examples of consequences of population distribution that are cited and discussed in our Population and Society text. Also list and tell me about three examples of population distribution that you personally have observed.

About _____ of the Earth's land is permanently inhabited.

The country today with the largest number of people of any country in the world is:

Explain the differences between population explosion and population implosion and give examples of how these two processes are occurring simultaneously or how they are contradictory.

What is meant by the phrase the "center of population"? How do demographers measure the center of population? How has the location of the center of the population of the U.S. changed between 1790 and 2010 time? As of 2010, about where was the center of the U.S. population located?

Describe some of the main ways that rural areas in the U.S. differ from urban areas in the U.S.

Gentrification ______

The United Nations defines an urban agglomeration as an urban area of at least ____ million inhabitants, including all inhabitants in the surrounding territory living in urban levels of residential density.

Population projections indicate that by 2050, the country with the largest population of any country in the world will be:

Which three conditions must be present for the development of cities?

Physiological density is calculated by:

Demographers define and measure "population density" as:

An Introduction to Demography

Theories of Demography

The Sources of Demographic Information

Fertility

The Family and Sexuality

Contraception and Birth Control

Mortality

Internal Migration

International Migration

Age and Sex Composition

Race and Ethnicity

World Population Change Over Time

Population Change in the Us

Population Policy

The Earth in the 21st 22nd Centuries

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Exam 14: Population Distribution

When _________ occurs in the United States, there is first a movement from rural to urban areas, and then a movement from urban centers to the inner suburbs.

About _____ of the Earth's land is permanently inhabited.

The country today with the largest number of people of any country in the world is:

Explain the differences between population explosion and population implosion and give examples of how these two processes are occurring simultaneously or how they are contradictory.

What is meant by the phrase the "center of population"? How do demographers measure the center of population? How has the location of the center of the population of the U.S. changed between 1790 and 2010 time? As of 2010, about where was the center of the U.S. population located?

Describe some of the main ways that rural areas in the U.S. differ from urban areas in the U.S.

Gentrification ______

The United Nations defines an urban agglomeration as an urban area of at least ____ million inhabitants, including all inhabitants in the surrounding territory living in urban levels of residential density.

Population projections indicate that by 2050, the country with the largest population of any country in the world will be:

Which three conditions must be present for the development of cities?

Physiological density is calculated by:

Demographers define and measure "population density" as:

An Introduction to Demography

Theories of Demography

The Sources of Demographic Information

Fertility

The Family and Sexuality

Contraception and Birth Control

Mortality

Internal Migration

International Migration

Age and Sex Composition

Race and Ethnicity

World Population Change Over Time

Population Change in the Us

Population Policy

The Earth in the 21st 22nd Centuries

Filters