Question 1

Loss of urban jobs is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  doughnutting. 
B)  functional decline. 
C)  descriptive decline. 
D)  urban decay. 
A)  doughnutting. 
B)  functional decline. 
C)  descriptive decline. 
D)  urban decay.

Question 2

Conflict theorists see that critical decisions affecting the environment are based on the interests of

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A)  the total ecosystem. 
B)  groups that can impose their will on others. 
C)  the majority of people inhabiting the earth. 
D)  scientists and ecologists who care about the environment. 
A)  the total ecosystem. 
B)  groups that can impose their will on others. 
C)  the majority of people inhabiting the earth. 
D)  scientists and ecologists who care about the environment.

Question 3

Which of the following was not among the recommendations for sustainability made by one of the scientists involved in the planetary boundaries study?

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A)  Sharply curtail land clearing and degradation. 
B)  Make the transition to an efficient, low-carbon energy system. 
C)  Invest in revolutionary agricultural practices. 
D)  Allow multinational corporations to work out their own systems for protecting the environment. 
A)  Sharply curtail land clearing and degradation. 
B)  Make the transition to an efficient, low-carbon energy system. 
C)  Invest in revolutionary agricultural practices. 
D)  Allow multinational corporations to work out their own systems for protecting the environment.

Question 4

The life expectancy of Americans was 58 years in 2011.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Migration is the measurement of factors that encourage people to leave a habitat they already occupy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

__________ describes when a new type of people, institution, or activity encroaches on an area occupied by a different type of people.

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A)  Segregation 
B)  Invasion 
C)  Succession 
D)  Urban encroachment 
A)  Segregation 
B)  Invasion 
C)  Succession 
D)  Urban encroachment

Question 7

According to Thomas Malthus, human beings have to continually deal with a paradox: the need for food and the passion between the sexes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All population change within a society can be reduced to two factors: births and deaths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Karl Marx viewed population size as relative to the

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A)  demand for resources. 
B)  supply of food. 
C)  availability of employment opportunity. 
D)  family structure. 
A)  demand for resources. 
B)  supply of food. 
C)  availability of employment opportunity. 
D)  family structure.

Question 10

The primary processes fostering the development of the global city are

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A)  the development of global "villages" within the city to house people of various nationalities. 
B)  invasion by immigrants and organization by natives. 
C)  the dispersal of routine jobs coupled with the concentration of managerial and financial operations and services. 
D)  suburbanization and exurbanization. 
A)  the development of global "villages" within the city to house people of various nationalities. 
B)  invasion by immigrants and organization by natives. 
C)  the dispersal of routine jobs coupled with the concentration of managerial and financial operations and services. 
D)  suburbanization and exurbanization.

Question 11

Minorities living in poverty are much more exposed than other citizens to the dangers of natural and technological hazards; sociologists term this

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A)  minority group pollution. 
B)  environmental racism. 
C)  incompatible living conditions. 
D)  racist hazards. 
A)  minority group pollution. 
B)  environmental racism. 
C)  incompatible living conditions. 
D)  racist hazards.

Question 12

Important to the emergence of cities was the

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A)  domestication of plants. 
B)  death of the suburb. 
C)  discovery of uranium. 
D)  invention of the subway system. 
A)  domestication of plants. 
B)  death of the suburb. 
C)  discovery of uranium. 
D)  invention of the subway system.

Question 13

The _________ model of urban development was originated in and represented by the city of Chicago.

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A)  concentric circle 
B)  sector 
C)  multiple nuclei 
D)  "doughnut structure" 
A)  concentric circle 
B)  sector 
C)  multiple nuclei 
D)  "doughnut structure"

Question 14

The highest life expectancy rates in the world are found in

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A)  the United States, Canada, and Australia. 
B)  the United Kingdom. 
C)  Spain, Portugal, and France. 
D)  Japan, Hong Kong, and San Marino. 
A)  the United States, Canada, and Australia. 
B)  the United Kingdom. 
C)  Spain, Portugal, and France. 
D)  Japan, Hong Kong, and San Marino.

Question 15

A striking feature of the 2010 population pyramid for India is

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A)  the bulge that represents the baby boom. 
B)  the larger population of males than of females. 
C)  the larger population of females than of males. 
D)  the fact that there are so many more elderly people than young people. 
A)  the bulge that represents the baby boom. 
B)  the larger population of males than of females. 
C)  the larger population of females than of males. 
D)  the fact that there are so many more elderly people than young people.

Question 16

The average number of children per woman of childbearing age required for a modern population to replace itself without immigration is called the level of

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A)  fertility. 
B)  fecundity. 
C)  zero population growth. 
D)  demographic transition. 
A)  fertility. 
B)  fecundity. 
C)  zero population growth. 
D)  demographic transition.

Question 17

Urban gentrification

Accepted Answer

A)  is a sociological panacea for urban ills. 
B)  leads to further declines in urban tax bases. 
C)  displaces the poor into other neighborhoods. 
D)  occurs when poor gentlemen move into previously well-to-do areas. 
A)  is a sociological panacea for urban ills. 
B)  leads to further declines in urban tax bases. 
C)  displaces the poor into other neighborhoods. 
D)  occurs when poor gentlemen move into previously well-to-do areas.

Question 18

The average number of children per woman of childbearing age required for a modern population to replace itself without immigration is

Accepted Answer

A)  1.0. 
B)  2.1. 
C)  3.0. 
D)  5.2. 
A)  1.0. 
B)  2.1. 
C)  3.0. 
D)  5.2.

Question 19

How many people in the world are between the ages of 15 and 24?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  20 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  2 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  20 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 20

Karl Marx's primary disagreement with Thomas Malthus was his insistence that society was not overpopulated but that wealth needed to be equally distributed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Loss of urban jobs is an example of

Conflict theorists see that critical decisions affecting the environment are based on the interests of

Which of the following was not among the recommendations for sustainability made by one of the scientists involved in the planetary boundaries study?

The life expectancy of Americans was 58 years in 2011.

Migration is the measurement of factors that encourage people to leave a habitat they already occupy.

__________ describes when a new type of people, institution, or activity encroaches on an area occupied by a different type of people.

According to Thomas Malthus, human beings have to continually deal with a paradox: the need for food and the passion between the sexes.

All population change within a society can be reduced to two factors: births and deaths.

Karl Marx viewed population size as relative to the

The primary processes fostering the development of the global city are

Minorities living in poverty are much more exposed than other citizens to the dangers of natural and technological hazards; sociologists term this

Important to the emergence of cities was the

The _________ model of urban development was originated in and represented by the city of Chicago.

The highest life expectancy rates in the world are found in

A striking feature of the 2010 population pyramid for India is

The average number of children per woman of childbearing age required for a modern population to replace itself without immigration is called the level of

Urban gentrification

The average number of children per woman of childbearing age required for a modern population to replace itself without immigration is

How many people in the world are between the ages of 15 and 24?

Karl Marx's primary disagreement with Thomas Malthus was his insistence that society was not overpopulated but that wealth needed to be equally distributed.

Developinga Sociological Consciousness

Culture and Social Structure

Socialization

Social Groups and Format Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification

Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

Gender Inequality

Political and Economic Power

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Exam 12: Population and Environment

Loss of urban jobs is an example of

Conflict theorists see that critical decisions affecting the environment are based on the interests of

Which of the following was not among the recommendations for sustainability made by one of the scientists involved in the planetary boundaries study?

The life expectancy of Americans was 58 years in 2011.

Migration is the measurement of factors that encourage people to leave a habitat they already occupy.

__________ describes when a new type of people, institution, or activity encroaches on an area occupied by a different type of people.

According to Thomas Malthus, human beings have to continually deal with a paradox: the need for food and the passion between the sexes.

All population change within a society can be reduced to two factors: births and deaths.

Karl Marx viewed population size as relative to the

The primary processes fostering the development of the global city are

Minorities living in poverty are much more exposed than other citizens to the dangers of natural and technological hazards; sociologists term this

Important to the emergence of cities was the

The _________ model of urban development was originated in and represented by the city of Chicago.

The highest life expectancy rates in the world are found in

A striking feature of the 2010 population pyramid for India is

The average number of children per woman of childbearing age required for a modern population to replace itself without immigration is called the level of

Urban gentrification

The average number of children per woman of childbearing age required for a modern population to replace itself without immigration is

How many people in the world are between the ages of 15 and 24?

Karl Marx's primary disagreement with Thomas Malthus was his insistence that society was not overpopulated but that wealth needed to be equally distributed.

Developinga Sociological Consciousness

Culture and Social Structure

Socialization

Social Groups and Format Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification

Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

Gender Inequality

Political and Economic Power

The Family

Religion,education,and Medicine

Social Change

Filters