Question 1

Individual success depends on:

Accepted Answer

A)  only biological factors. 
B)  only social factors. 
C)  one factor-genetics. 
D)  both social environment and biological inheritance. 
A)  only biological factors. 
B)  only social factors. 
C)  one factor-genetics. 
D)  both social environment and biological inheritance. D

Question 2

How do geography, demography, and the environment interact? What is the importance of the ecological balance, pollution, and conservation?

Accepted Answer

Geography, demography, and the environment are very connected. Geography, demography, and the environment combine into a field of study called ecology, which is the science concerned with the interactions between living things and their environment. This definition is very similar to that of geography and demography, and ecology utilizes understandings from both disciplines. Ecological balance is a concept important in ecology, geography, demography, and all the social sciences. Without balance, there is maladjustment in the environment, and this is deemed as a bad thing across most cultures. Pollution and conservation are two very big issues in the search for ecological balance.

Question 3

Human ecology applies some of the findings of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the humanities to the physical sciences. 
B)  the social sciences to the arts. 
C)  the exact sciences to astronomy. 
D)  the biological sciences to the problems of social science. 
A)  the humanities to the physical sciences. 
B)  the social sciences to the arts. 
C)  the exact sciences to astronomy. 
D)  the biological sciences to the problems of social science. D

Question 4

In the early 2000s, the National Geographic-Roper study found that just about half of U.S. citizens could find New York on a map.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The study of the number and characteristics of a population is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  anatomy. 
B)  biodiversity. 
C)  demography. 
D)  geology. 
A)  anatomy. 
B)  biodiversity. 
C)  demography. 
D)  geology.

Question 6

What is geography? What questions does geography consider?

Accepted Answer

Geography is a social science that focus

Question 7

Environmental issues:

Accepted Answer

A)  are limited to internal affairs of nations. 
B)  are exclusively domestic policy issues. 
C)  involve both national and international dimensions. 
D)  can all be solved without any legislation. 
A)  are limited to internal affairs of nations. 
B)  are exclusively domestic policy issues. 
C)  involve both national and international dimensions. 
D)  can all be solved without any legislation.

Question 8

Birthrate and death rate are:

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A)  secondary factors in population growth. 
B)  key determinants of population. 
C)  not influenced by government policies. 
D)  always equal. 
A)  secondary factors in population growth. 
B)  key determinants of population. 
C)  not influenced by government policies. 
D)  always equal.

Question 9

Any statements about optimal population are inevitably culturally determined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It is less important to know which social science has had a particular idea than it is to know the idea itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Demographic problems are:

Accepted Answer

A)  constantly changing. 
B)  the least important problems in developing countries. 
C)  without influence on political issues. 
D)  only important in geography. 
A)  constantly changing. 
B)  the least important problems in developing countries. 
C)  without influence on political issues. 
D)  only important in geography.

Question 12

As a country gets richer, demographic problems increase while ecological problems decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Modern times have brought about stability in the ecological balance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The most important U.S. government antipollution agency is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Coast Guard. 
B)  Environmental Protection Agency. 
C)  Federal Reserve Board. 
D)  Food and Drug Administration. 
A)  Coast Guard. 
B)  Environmental Protection Agency. 
C)  Federal Reserve Board. 
D)  Food and Drug Administration.

Question 15

World population has grown rapidly since the 1800s because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the death rate has declined. 
B)  per capita output of food has declined. 
C)  per capita output of manufactured goods has declined. 
D)  sanitation has not changed since ancient times. 
A)  the death rate has declined. 
B)  per capita output of food has declined. 
C)  per capita output of manufactured goods has declined. 
D)  sanitation has not changed since ancient times.

Question 16

How has the growth of population changed over time? Why has world population grown rapidly but unequally since the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

Until the 1800s the population of the wo

Question 17

The elements in our surroundings that are human or of human origin are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the social environment. 
B)  the physical environment. 
C)  the material environment. 
D)  the supernatural environment. 
A)  the social environment. 
B)  the physical environment. 
C)  the material environment. 
D)  the supernatural environment.

Question 18

The decline in birthrate in the United States and Western Europe will likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  not last. 
B)  lead to more multiple births. 
C)  make people less willing to accept the responsibility of raising large families. 
D)  lead to more adoptions. 
A)  not last. 
B)  lead to more multiple births. 
C)  make people less willing to accept the responsibility of raising large families. 
D)  lead to more adoptions.

Question 19

Census statistics are very accurate and reliable with low amounts of error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Demographers classify and count people on the basic of characteristics such as age, gender, marital status, occupation, income, nationality, and race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

Individual success depends on:

How do geography, demography, and the environment interact? What is the importance of the ecological balance, pollution, and conservation?

Human ecology applies some of the findings of:

In the early 2000s, the National Geographic-Roper study found that just about half of U.S. citizens could find New York on a map.

The study of the number and characteristics of a population is called:

What is geography? What questions does geography consider?

Environmental issues:

Birthrate and death rate are:

Any statements about optimal population are inevitably culturally determined.

It is less important to know which social science has had a particular idea than it is to know the idea itself.

Demographic problems are:

As a country gets richer, demographic problems increase while ecological problems decline.

Modern times have brought about stability in the ecological balance.

The most important U.S. government antipollution agency is the:

World population has grown rapidly since the 1800s because:

How has the growth of population changed over time? Why has world population grown rapidly but unequally since the 1800s?

The elements in our surroundings that are human or of human origin are called:

The decline in birthrate in the United States and Western Europe will likely:

Census statistics are very accurate and reliable with low amounts of error.

Demographers classify and count people on the basic of characteristics such as age, gender, marital status, occupation, income, nationality, and race.

Social Science and Its Methods

Human Origins

Origins of Western Society

Society, Culture, and Cultural Change

Technology and Society

Psychology, Society, and Culture

Deviance, Crime, and Society

The Family

Religion

Education

Social and Economic Stratification

Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

The Organization of Economic Activities

The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

International Political Relations

International Economic Relations

The Political Economies of Developing Countries

International Institutions and the Search for Peace

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