Exam 17: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

According to the text, there is no energy shortage now, nor will there ever be, as fossil fuels are not the only source of energy available. Why do conflict theorists argue that these abundant alternative sources are not used?

Theo and Carmella live in a least industrialized country and are expecting their fifteenth child. They are very happy about this new addition coming. According to feminist theorists, why is Carmella so happy about this addition to their large family?

The key to the origin of cities is the development of more efficient agriculture.

The first stage of the demographic transition is characterized by a low birth rate and a high death rate.

A number of demographers disagree with the new Malthusians' picture of the future. The Anti-Malthusians contend that to understand human reproduction, we need to look at the history of Europe's ______ to give us a more accurate picture of the future.

Zero population growth occurs when every 1000 women give birth to 2100 children.

In the city, people often personalize their shopping by going to the same stores to purchase their goods. According to sociologists Stone and Gans, why do people do this?

The fertility rate of Canadian women is the same as that of the average woman in the world.

According to sociologist Herbert Gans, people experience the city differently. He believed that some people find a sense of community in the city because they_______ .

Janice has been asked to figure out the growth rate for last year for Canada. To accomplish this, Janice will use the basic demographic equation. What is this simple equation?

A clustering of malls and restaurants in one area of a city and automobile dealerships in another area illustrates which model?

From the debate about projected population trends in the future between the New Malthusians and the Anti-Malthusians, we can conclude that:

Renee lives in a country that has high birth rates and low death rates. Her country would be in the _______stage of the demographic transition.

Poor people in the least industrialized countries consider children economic liabilities.

What is one element of the "New Environmental Paradigm"?

Who suffers the most from the effects of pollution?

In the least industrialized nations, the more children a woman bears, the more she is thought to have achieved the purpose for which she was born-motherhood.

The New Malthusians point out that the world's population is following an exponential growth curve.

_____________refers to a demographic condition in which 2100 children are born for every 1000 women in the population.

Demographers use which term to refer to the number of children that an average woman bears?