Question 1

Compare and contrast the views of Malthus, Simon, and Marx on the overpopulation debate.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Malthus: the increase in food sup

Question 2

Which of the following is one of the four principal functions of global cities?

Accepted Answer

A) They reflect diverse cultural influences from around the world. 
B) They serve as important historical and cultural centers. 
C) They serve as major hubs for global air travel. 
D) They serve as the principal markets for global businesses. 
A) They reflect diverse cultural influences from around the world. 
B) They serve as important historical and cultural centers. 
C) They serve as major hubs for global air travel. 
D) They serve as the principal markets for global businesses.

Question 3

Briefly explain why the United States will have the most population growth between now and 2050.

Accepted Answer

Varies.The United States will have the m

Question 4

Where does the majority of the global consumer class live?

Accepted Answer

A) China and India 
B) the United States and Canada 
C) Western Europe 
D) the southern hemisphere 
A) China and India 
B) the United States and Canada 
C) Western Europe 
D) the southern hemisphere

Question 5

Explain why it is important to talk about the environment and climate change when talking about population growth, urbanization, and globalization.

Accepted Answer

It is important to talk about the enviro

Question 6

Those who care more about the enjoyment of a neighborhood than the economic development of a neighborhood favor ______ over ______.

Accepted Answer

A) use value; exchange value 
B) exchange value; use value 
C) net value; gross value 
D) gross value; net value 
A) use value; exchange value 
B) exchange value; use value 
C) net value; gross value 
D) gross value; net value

Question 7

Annual population and growth are measured by four factors.What are the factors?

Accepted Answer

The first factor is number of people bor

Question 8

According to Statistics New Zealand, there were 30,950 more births than there were deaths in New Zealand in 2006.This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) natural population increase 
B) population momentum 
C) net migration 
D) demographic transition 
A) natural population increase 
B) population momentum 
C) net migration 
D) demographic transition

Question 9

Which of the following is the fastest growing regions in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern Europe 
B) Western Europe 
C) South America 
D) Central Africa 
A) Eastern Europe 
B) Western Europe 
C) South America 
D) Central Africa

Question 10

Which of the following statements reflects a critique of Malthus's predictions?

Accepted Answer

A) There may be a carrying capacity of the planet. 
B) World population cannot continue rapid growth indefinitely without consequences. 
C) The limits of population growth have been reached. 
D) The issue is not simply how much additional food will be required to feed more mouths. 
A) There may be a carrying capacity of the planet. 
B) World population cannot continue rapid growth indefinitely without consequences. 
C) The limits of population growth have been reached. 
D) The issue is not simply how much additional food will be required to feed more mouths.

Question 11

Birth dearth refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) rising fertility rates 
B) replacement rate fertility 
C) population momentum 
D) falling fertility rates 
A) rising fertility rates 
B) replacement rate fertility 
C) population momentum 
D) falling fertility rates

Question 12

The life expectancy at birth is higher for males than females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The ______ is an estimate of the number of deaths typical in men and women of specific ages in a particular population.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Where are total fertility rates (TFRs) highest?

Accepted Answer

A) most developed countries 
B) more developed countries 
C) less developed countries 
D) least developed countries 
A) most developed countries 
B) more developed countries 
C) less developed countries 
D) least developed countries

Question 15

What is an age-specific fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A) the number of births typical for women of a specific age in particular population 
B) the age at which a women in a particular population is most fertile 
C) the number of births each year per 1,000 women in a particular population 
D) an estimate of the number of deaths typical in men and women of specific ages in a particular population 
A) the number of births typical for women of a specific age in particular population 
B) the age at which a women in a particular population is most fertile 
C) the number of births each year per 1,000 women in a particular population 
D) an estimate of the number of deaths typical in men and women of specific ages in a particular population

Question 16

In countries such as Japan and Germany, many women are prioritizing education and jobs over childbearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following countries is experiencing high population growth as a result of immigration rather than as a result of natural population increase?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) China 
C) United States 
D) Ethiopia 
A) India 
B) China 
C) United States 
D) Ethiopia

Question 18

List the defining characteristics of gentrification.Discuss the positive and negative consequences of gentrification.

Accepted Answer

Change in the physical appearance (renov

Question 19

In the first demographic transition, when does population reach a point of stabilization?

Accepted Answer

A) high stationary 
B) early expanding 
C) late expanding 
D) low stationary 
A) high stationary 
B) early expanding 
C) late expanding 
D) low stationary

Question 20

What is urbanization?

Accepted Answer

A) the sociological study of cities 
B) those persons and institutions that have a stake in an increase in the value of urban land and that constitute a power elite in most cities 
C) a relatively large, dense, and permanent settlement of socially heterogeneous individuals 
D) the concentration of people in urban areas 
A) the sociological study of cities 
B) those persons and institutions that have a stake in an increase in the value of urban land and that constitute a power elite in most cities 
C) a relatively large, dense, and permanent settlement of socially heterogeneous individuals 
D) the concentration of people in urban areas

Compare and contrast the views of Malthus, Simon, and Marx on the overpopulation debate.

Which of the following is one of the four principal functions of global cities?

Briefly explain why the United States will have the most population growth between now and 2050.

Where does the majority of the global consumer class live?

Explain why it is important to talk about the environment and climate change when talking about population growth, urbanization, and globalization.

Those who care more about the enjoyment of a neighborhood than the economic development of a neighborhood favor over .

Annual population and growth are measured by four factors.What are the factors?

According to Statistics New Zealand, there were 30,950 more births than there were deaths in New Zealand in 2006.This is an example of which of the following?

Which of the following is the fastest growing regions in the world?

Which of the following statements reflects a critique of Malthus's predictions?

Birth dearth refers to ______.

The life expectancy at birth is higher for males than females.

The ______ is an estimate of the number of deaths typical in men and women of specific ages in a particular population.

Where are total fertility rates (TFRs) highest?

What is an age-specific fertility rate?

In countries such as Japan and Germany, many women are prioritizing education and jobs over childbearing.

Which of the following countries is experiencing high population growth as a result of immigration rather than as a result of natural population increase?

List the defining characteristics of gentrification.Discuss the positive and negative consequences of gentrification.

In the first demographic transition, when does population reach a point of stabilization?

What is urbanization?

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Exam 17: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Compare and contrast the views of Malthus, Simon, and Marx on the overpopulation debate.

Which of the following is one of the four principal functions of global cities?

Briefly explain why the United States will have the most population growth between now and 2050.

Where does the majority of the global consumer class live?

Explain why it is important to talk about the environment and climate change when talking about population growth, urbanization, and globalization.

Those who care more about the enjoyment of a neighborhood than the economic development of a neighborhood favor ______ over ______.

Annual population and growth are measured by four factors.What are the factors?

According to Statistics New Zealand, there were 30,950 more births than there were deaths in New Zealand in 2006.This is an example of which of the following?

Which of the following is the fastest growing regions in the world?

Which of the following statements reflects a critique of Malthus's predictions?

Birth dearth refers to ______.

The life expectancy at birth is higher for males than females.

The ______ is an estimate of the number of deaths typical in men and women of specific ages in a particular population.

Where are total fertility rates (TFRs) highest?

What is an age-specific fertility rate?

In countries such as Japan and Germany, many women are prioritizing education and jobs over childbearing.

Which of the following countries is experiencing high population growth as a result of immigration rather than as a result of natural population increase?

List the defining characteristics of gentrification.Discuss the positive and negative consequences of gentrification.

In the first demographic transition, when does population reach a point of stabilization?

What is urbanization?

Discover Sociology

Discover Sociological Research

Culture and Mass Media

Socialization and Social Interaction

Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies

Deviance and Social Control

Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Society

Families and Society

Education and Society

Religion and Society

The State, War, and Terror

Work, Consumption, and the Economy

Health and Medicine

Social Movements and Social Change

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