Question 1

Which of the following is true of life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A) The life expectancy at birth is higher for males than for females in almost all societies. 
B) In the United States, the average life expectancy for males was 81 years, while it was 76 for females. 
C) Women in San Marino rank at the top in terms of life expectancy. 
D) By region, life expectancy is lowest in Western and Southern Europe. 
A) The life expectancy at birth is higher for males than for females in almost all societies. 
B) In the United States, the average life expectancy for males was 81 years, while it was 76 for females. 
C) Women in San Marino rank at the top in terms of life expectancy. 
D) By region, life expectancy is lowest in Western and Southern Europe.

Question 2

Those who actively use technology, purchase consumer goods, and embrace the culture of consumption are referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the global consumer class 
B) the urban growth machine 
C) the global elite 
D) the bourgeoisie 
A) the global consumer class 
B) the urban growth machine 
C) the global elite 
D) the bourgeoisie

Question 3

Which of the following yields a rough estimate of future mortality, and therefore is not the preferred measure by demographers?

Accepted Answer

A) age-specific birth rate 
B) crude birth rate 
C) age-specific mortality rate 
D) crude death rate 
A) age-specific birth rate 
B) crude birth rate 
C) age-specific mortality rate 
D) crude death rate

Question 4

Fertility rates in most cultures peak ______.

Accepted Answer

A) during women's late teens and 20s 
B) during women's 30s 
C) during women's 40s 
D) out of childbearing age 
A) during women's late teens and 20s 
B) during women's 30s 
C) during women's 40s 
D) out of childbearing age

Question 5

What is net migration?

Accepted Answer

A) in-migration minus out-migration 
B) in-migration plus out-migration 
C) internal migration 
D) seasonal migration 
A) in-migration minus out-migration 
B) in-migration plus out-migration 
C) internal migration 
D) seasonal migration

Question 6

In China, which of the following slowed its rate of population growth, bringing the total fertility rate to 1.8?

Accepted Answer

A) its one-child policy 
B) low population momentum 
C) low levels of female education 
D) economic prosperity 
A) its one-child policy 
B) low population momentum 
C) low levels of female education 
D) economic prosperity

Question 7

Which of the following is the science of population size, distribution, and composition?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnography 
B) geography 
C) demography 
D) anthropology 
A) ethnography 
B) geography 
C) demography 
D) anthropology

Question 8

The global population is evenly distributed over every country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss the relationship between technology and the environment.How have advancements in technology had a negative impact on the environment? How can they have a positive impact?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between technology and

Question 10

Which process is most likely to displace longtime low-income residents from their neighborhoods?

Accepted Answer

A) gentrification 
B) population momentum 
C) urban renewal 
D) spatial mismatch 
A) gentrification 
B) population momentum 
C) urban renewal 
D) spatial mismatch

Question 11

Which of the following is a criticism of the theory of the second demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A) It underemphasizes broad changes in family patterns. 
B) It underemphasizes the changing status of women. 
C) It describes a pattern observed in developing countries, but not in Western countries. 
D) It describes only a fraction of the world's population. 
A) It underemphasizes broad changes in family patterns. 
B) It underemphasizes the changing status of women. 
C) It describes a pattern observed in developing countries, but not in Western countries. 
D) It describes only a fraction of the world's population.

Question 12

What does a total fertility rate measure?

Accepted Answer

A) the total number of fertile women in a given population 
B) the average number of births per woman in a given population 
C) the number of live births in a given population 
D) the number of births each year per 1,000 women 
A) the total number of fertile women in a given population 
B) the average number of births per woman in a given population 
C) the number of live births in a given population 
D) the number of births each year per 1,000 women

Question 13

Of the following, who has the lowest life expectancy at birth?

Accepted Answer

A) males in Pakistan 
B) females in Nigeria 
C) females in Egypt 
D) males in Israel 
A) males in Pakistan 
B) females in Nigeria 
C) females in Egypt 
D) males in Israel

Question 14

Who first argued that the world is overpopulated?

Accepted Answer

A) Paul Ehrlich 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Julian Simon 
D) Thomas Malthus 
A) Paul Ehrlich 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Julian Simon 
D) Thomas Malthus

Question 15

According to demographer Ron Lesthaeghe, which of the following factors accounts--at least in part--for the second demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A) the rise of the Internet 
B) lower rates of educational attainment 
C) individual autonomy and female emancipation 
D) an increased desire to seek fulfillment through family relationships 
A) the rise of the Internet 
B) lower rates of educational attainment 
C) individual autonomy and female emancipation 
D) an increased desire to seek fulfillment through family relationships

Question 16

Julian Simon critiqued Malthus by asserting which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Malthus's assessment lacks nuance, it focuses too much on food scarcity. 
B) Malthus's assessment underestimates the connection between population growth and human misery. 
C) Malthus's assessment only applies to a certain subset of the population. 
D) Malthus's assessment is completely incorrect, population growth has positive economic effects. 
A) Malthus's assessment lacks nuance, it focuses too much on food scarcity. 
B) Malthus's assessment underestimates the connection between population growth and human misery. 
C) Malthus's assessment only applies to a certain subset of the population. 
D) Malthus's assessment is completely incorrect, population growth has positive economic effects.

Question 17

Recklessly wasteful of resources is also known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) overproduction 
B) overpopulation 
C) overconsumption 
D) famine 
A) overproduction 
B) overpopulation 
C) overconsumption 
D) famine

Question 18

Early urban sociologists based in Chicago mainly focused their studies on which types of urban phenomena?

Accepted Answer

A) social cohesion: integration, neighborhood ties, and subcultures 
B) social problems: mental illness, crime, and juvenile delinquency 
C) transportation and technology 
D) space and the built environment 
A) social cohesion: integration, neighborhood ties, and subcultures 
B) social problems: mental illness, crime, and juvenile delinquency 
C) transportation and technology 
D) space and the built environment

Question 19

What did Karl Marx cite as the cause of mass starvation and misery?

Accepted Answer

A) a mismatch between population size and resource availability 
B) lack of technological progress 
C) urbanization 
D) unequal distribution of resources 
A) a mismatch between population size and resource availability 
B) lack of technological progress 
C) urbanization 
D) unequal distribution of resources

Question 20

Of the following, who has the highest life expectancy at birth?

Accepted Answer

A) males in the Democratic Republic of Congo 
B) females in Senegal 
C) males in Mexico 
D) females in Israel 
A) males in the Democratic Republic of Congo 
B) females in Senegal 
C) males in Mexico 
D) females in Israel

Which of the following is true of life expectancy?

Those who actively use technology, purchase consumer goods, and embrace the culture of consumption are referred to as which of the following?

Which of the following yields a rough estimate of future mortality, and therefore is not the preferred measure by demographers?

Fertility rates in most cultures peak ______.

What is net migration?

In China, which of the following slowed its rate of population growth, bringing the total fertility rate to 1.8?

Which of the following is the science of population size, distribution, and composition?

The global population is evenly distributed over every country.

Discuss the relationship between technology and the environment.How have advancements in technology had a negative impact on the environment? How can they have a positive impact?

Which process is most likely to displace longtime low-income residents from their neighborhoods?

Which of the following is a criticism of the theory of the second demographic transition?

What does a total fertility rate measure?

Of the following, who has the lowest life expectancy at birth?

Who first argued that the world is overpopulated?

According to demographer Ron Lesthaeghe, which of the following factors accounts--at least in part--for the second demographic transition?

Julian Simon critiqued Malthus by asserting which of the following?

Recklessly wasteful of resources is also known as ______.

Early urban sociologists based in Chicago mainly focused their studies on which types of urban phenomena?

What did Karl Marx cite as the cause of mass starvation and misery?

Of the following, who has the highest life expectancy at birth?

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Exam 17: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Which of the following is true of life expectancy?

Those who actively use technology, purchase consumer goods, and embrace the culture of consumption are referred to as which of the following?

Which of the following yields a rough estimate of future mortality, and therefore is not the preferred measure by demographers?

Fertility rates in most cultures peak ______.

What is net migration?

In China, which of the following slowed its rate of population growth, bringing the total fertility rate to 1.8?

Which of the following is the science of population size, distribution, and composition?

The global population is evenly distributed over every country.

Discuss the relationship between technology and the environment.How have advancements in technology had a negative impact on the environment? How can they have a positive impact?

Which process is most likely to displace longtime low-income residents from their neighborhoods?

Which of the following is a criticism of the theory of the second demographic transition?

What does a total fertility rate measure?

Of the following, who has the lowest life expectancy at birth?

Who first argued that the world is overpopulated?

According to demographer Ron Lesthaeghe, which of the following factors accounts--at least in part--for the second demographic transition?

Julian Simon critiqued Malthus by asserting which of the following?

Recklessly wasteful of resources is also known as ______.

Early urban sociologists based in Chicago mainly focused their studies on which types of urban phenomena?

What did Karl Marx cite as the cause of mass starvation and misery?

Of the following, who has the highest life expectancy at birth?

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Culture and Mass Media

Socialization and Social Interaction

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Families and Society

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