Question 1

Explain how the treadmill of production is tied to capitalism using a conflict-oriented approach.

Accepted Answer

Treadmill of production: the constant and aggressive growth needed to sustain the modern economy.On the political and economic agenda, this growth takes precedence over environmental concerns.Governments--as well as companies that drill for oil, mine coal, manufacture products, or engage in other energy-intensive endeavors--are concerned about maintaining profitability in the private sector, which may lead them to ignore, minimize, or even deny the problem.

Question 2

Discuss the theory of the first demographic transitions.

Accepted Answer

Must discuss and provide examples from the text of agricultural and modern societies from a Western perspective and how patterns of populations impact fertility and population growth.

Question 3

The crude birth rate minus the crude death rate is a population's ______.

Accepted Answer

A) rate of natural increase 
B) rate of natural decrease 
C) mortality rate 
D) fertility rate 
A) rate of natural increase 
B) rate of natural decrease 
C) mortality rate 
D) fertility rate A

Question 4

Explain Burgess's theory of the city patterned as five concentric circles.In which, if any, of these zones would you place your household?

Accepted Answer

The small inner circle represents the ce

Question 5

Which of the following refers to the number of live births in a given population?

Accepted Answer

A) crude birth rate 
B) net migration 
C) fertility 
D) mortality 
A) crude birth rate 
B) net migration 
C) fertility 
D) mortality

Question 6

William Julius Wilson's term spatial mismatch is used to describe what phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Urban job seekers find themselves geographically disconnected from suburban occupational opportunities. 
B) Urban areas remain highly segregated despite efforts to integrate. 
C) Suburban residents lack adequate transportation to reach urban job centers. 
D) Public housing units are torn down without constructing an equal number of new units, resulting in affordable housing shortages. 
A) Urban job seekers find themselves geographically disconnected from suburban occupational opportunities. 
B) Urban areas remain highly segregated despite efforts to integrate. 
C) Suburban residents lack adequate transportation to reach urban job centers. 
D) Public housing units are torn down without constructing an equal number of new units, resulting in affordable housing shortages.

Question 7

Most scientists agree that global warming and climate change is the result of man-made CO2 emissions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the relationships between urbanization, work, and poverty (both urban and rural).How have these relationships shifted over time?

Accepted Answer

Urbanization, work, and poverty are inte

Question 9

The rapid growth of ______ in the 1950s and the following decades represents one of the most dramatic population shifts in U.S.history.

Accepted Answer

A) cities 
B) megacities 
C) suburbs 
D) information technology 
A) cities 
B) megacities 
C) suburbs 
D) information technology

Question 10

Explain what it means for a developed country to go through a second demographic transition.Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the first and second demographic transition theories.

Accepted Answer

Some demographers argue that at least in

Question 11

China is the only country with a population of 1 billion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Marx was the first person to state that the world is overpopulated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following refers to the people and institutions that have a stake in an increase in the value of urban land and constitute a power elite in most cities?

Accepted Answer

A) the glitterati 
B) the bourgeoisie 
C) the upper echelon 
D) the urban growth machine 
A) the glitterati 
B) the bourgeoisie 
C) the upper echelon 
D) the urban growth machine

Question 14

Which of the following outlines the theory of the first demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A) (1) low or no growth from high fertility and high mortality > (2) explosive growth from high fertility and low mortality > (3) slow or no growth from low fertility and low mortality 
B) (1) slow or no growth from low fertility and low mortality > (2) explosive growth from high fertility and low mortality > (3) low or no growth from high fertility and high mortality 
C) (1) low or no growth from high fertility and high mortality > (2) slow or no growth from low fertility and low mortality > (3) explosive growth from high fertility and low mortality 
D) (1) explosive growth from high fertility and low mortality > (2) low or no growth from high fertility and high mortality > (3) slow or no growth from low fertility and low mortality 
A) (1) low or no growth from high fertility and high mortality > (2) explosive growth from high fertility and low mortality > (3) slow or no growth from low fertility and low mortality 
B) (1) slow or no growth from low fertility and low mortality > (2) explosive growth from high fertility and low mortality > (3) low or no growth from high fertility and high mortality 
C) (1) low or no growth from high fertility and high mortality > (2) slow or no growth from low fertility and low mortality > (3) explosive growth from high fertility and low mortality 
D) (1) explosive growth from high fertility and low mortality > (2) low or no growth from high fertility and high mortality > (3) slow or no growth from low fertility and low mortality

Question 15

Which of the following is characteristic of the treadmill of production?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental concerns take precedence over political and economic agendas. 
B) It helps to explain the lack of urgency or mobilization in the face of environmental threats. 
C) The need for a vigorous economy and a clean and sustainable environment are necessarily irreconcilable. 
D) Governments do not have a stake in environmental concerns. 
A) Environmental concerns take precedence over political and economic agendas. 
B) It helps to explain the lack of urgency or mobilization in the face of environmental threats. 
C) The need for a vigorous economy and a clean and sustainable environment are necessarily irreconcilable. 
D) Governments do not have a stake in environmental concerns.

Question 16

The majority of manufacturing in the United States today is in suburban areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is the preferred measure by demographers to estimate future fertility?

Accepted Answer

A) crude birth rates 
B) age-specific fertility rates 
C) age-specific mortality rates 
D) life expectancy 
A) crude birth rates 
B) age-specific fertility rates 
C) age-specific mortality rates 
D) life expectancy

Question 18

Which of the following is true of Marx's criticism of Malthus?

Accepted Answer

A) It hasn't stood the test of time. 
B) It has stood the test of time because the world's resources have not yet run dry, but Marx underestimated the importance of population growth itself as a variable. 
C) It has stood the test of time because the world's resources have not yet run dry, but Marx overestimated the importance of population growth itself as a variable. 
D) It has stood the test of time, as population growth is not a variable. 
A) It hasn't stood the test of time. 
B) It has stood the test of time because the world's resources have not yet run dry, but Marx underestimated the importance of population growth itself as a variable. 
C) It has stood the test of time because the world's resources have not yet run dry, but Marx overestimated the importance of population growth itself as a variable. 
D) It has stood the test of time, as population growth is not a variable.

Question 19

Demographers argue that in most developed countries, stabilization has been followed by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the first demographic transition 
B) the second demographic transition 
C) exponential population growth 
D) replacement fertility 
A) the first demographic transition 
B) the second demographic transition 
C) exponential population growth 
D) replacement fertility

Question 20

Identify the four functions of global cities, as outlined by Saskia Sassen, and explore their relationships to one another.

Accepted Answer

First, they are "command posts" in the o

Explain how the treadmill of production is tied to capitalism using a conflict-oriented approach.

Discuss the theory of the first demographic transitions.

The crude birth rate minus the crude death rate is a population's ______.

Explain Burgess's theory of the city patterned as five concentric circles.In which, if any, of these zones would you place your household?

Which of the following refers to the number of live births in a given population?

William Julius Wilson's term spatial mismatch is used to describe what phenomenon?

Most scientists agree that global warming and climate change is the result of man-made CO₂ emissions.

Discuss the relationships between urbanization, work, and poverty (both urban and rural).How have these relationships shifted over time?

The rapid growth of ______ in the 1950s and the following decades represents one of the most dramatic population shifts in U.S.history.

Explain what it means for a developed country to go through a second demographic transition.Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the first and second demographic transition theories.

China is the only country with a population of 1 billion.

Marx was the first person to state that the world is overpopulated.

Which of the following refers to the people and institutions that have a stake in an increase in the value of urban land and constitute a power elite in most cities?

Which of the following outlines the theory of the first demographic transition?

Which of the following is characteristic of the treadmill of production?

The majority of manufacturing in the United States today is in suburban areas.

Which of the following is the preferred measure by demographers to estimate future fertility?

Which of the following is true of Marx's criticism of Malthus?

Demographers argue that in most developed countries, stabilization has been followed by which of the following?

Identify the four functions of global cities, as outlined by Saskia Sassen, and explore their relationships to one another.

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Explain how the treadmill of production is tied to capitalism using a conflict-oriented approach.

Discuss the theory of the first demographic transitions.

The crude birth rate minus the crude death rate is a population's ______.

Explain Burgess's theory of the city patterned as five concentric circles.In which, if any, of these zones would you place your household?

Which of the following refers to the number of live births in a given population?

William Julius Wilson's term spatial mismatch is used to describe what phenomenon?

Most scientists agree that global warming and climate change is the result of man-made CO2 emissions.

Discuss the relationships between urbanization, work, and poverty (both urban and rural).How have these relationships shifted over time?

The rapid growth of ______ in the 1950s and the following decades represents one of the most dramatic population shifts in U.S.history.

Explain what it means for a developed country to go through a second demographic transition.Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the first and second demographic transition theories.

China is the only country with a population of 1 billion.

Marx was the first person to state that the world is overpopulated.

Which of the following refers to the people and institutions that have a stake in an increase in the value of urban land and constitute a power elite in most cities?

Which of the following outlines the theory of the first demographic transition?

Which of the following is characteristic of the treadmill of production?

The majority of manufacturing in the United States today is in suburban areas.

Which of the following is the preferred measure by demographers to estimate future fertility?

Which of the following is true of Marx's criticism of Malthus?

Demographers argue that in most developed countries, stabilization has been followed by which of the following?

Identify the four functions of global cities, as outlined by Saskia Sassen, and explore their relationships to one another.

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Culture and Mass Media

Socialization and Social Interaction

Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies

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Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

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Families and Society

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The State, War, and Terror

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Most scientists agree that global warming and climate change is the result of man-made CO₂ emissions.