Question 1

As the urban transition takes place, a country's population becomes

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A)  less agricultural as a fraction of the total. 
B)  more modern and secular. 
C)  increasingly industrial. 
D)  heavily unionized in its manufacturing sector. 
A)  less agricultural as a fraction of the total. 
B)  more modern and secular. 
C)  increasingly industrial. 
D)  heavily unionized in its manufacturing sector. A

Question 2

The existence of cities depends upon their ability to control the economy.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

With respect to urban fertility, it is true that

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A)  fertility used to be higher than in rural places, but now it is lower. 
B)  urban fertility levels in Africa are lower than rural fertility levels in North America. 
C)  urban fertility in a country is always at least half the level of rural places. 
D)  urban fertility in a country is always lower than rural fertility. 
A)  fertility used to be higher than in rural places, but now it is lower. 
B)  urban fertility levels in Africa are lower than rural fertility levels in North America. 
C)  urban fertility in a country is always at least half the level of rural places. 
D)  urban fertility in a country is always lower than rural fertility. D

Question 4

Compare the positive and negative qualities of urban places with the positive and negative qualities of rural places. Which do you prefer, and why?

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When comparing the positive and negative

Question 5

The definition of urban most often used by governments is based primarily on

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A)  population size. 
B)  population density. 
C)  extent of agricultural activities. 
D)  extent of manufacturing activities. 
A)  population size. 
B)  population density. 
C)  extent of agricultural activities. 
D)  extent of manufacturing activities.

Question 6

Which of the following is the most important determinant of the urban transition?

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A)  Low fertility in urban places 
B)  Declining mortality in rural places 
C)  Reclassification of rural places to urban 
D)  Historically high mortality in urban places 
A)  Low fertility in urban places 
B)  Declining mortality in rural places 
C)  Reclassification of rural places to urban 
D)  Historically high mortality in urban places

Question 7

Discuss the ways in which the different levels of mortality and fertility between urban and rural places wind up making an important contribution to the urban transition.

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The different levels of mortality and fe

Question 8

An important difference between cities and rural places that encourages the growth of cities is that

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A)  cities are economically more efficient. 
B)  cities have more educated people. 
C)  manufacturing requires a city environment. 
D)  cities are always healthier than rural places. 
A)  cities are economically more efficient. 
B)  cities have more educated people. 
C)  manufacturing requires a city environment. 
D)  cities are always healthier than rural places.

Question 9

Early cities had to be constantly replenished by migrants from rural areas for which of the following reasons?

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A)  Death rates and birth rates were higher in cities than in the countryside. 
B)  Crime rates in cities discouraged people from staying. 
C)  High growth rates in rural areas led to very high agricultural unemployment. 
D)  Suburbanization meant that urban residents were always on the move. 
A)  Death rates and birth rates were higher in cities than in the countryside. 
B)  Crime rates in cities discouraged people from staying. 
C)  High growth rates in rural areas led to very high agricultural unemployment. 
D)  Suburbanization meant that urban residents were always on the move.

Question 10

According to United Nations definitions, to be a "mega-city" a city must have a population of at least ____ million.

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A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 11

The urban transition is only marginally related to the migration transition.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The region of the world with the highest percentage of the urban population living in slums is

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A)  southern Asia. 
B)  Latin America and the Caribbean. 
C)  northern Africa. 
D)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
A)  southern Asia. 
B)  Latin America and the Caribbean. 
C)  northern Africa. 
D)  sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 13

The core-periphery model and world systems theory are competing perspectives on the urban transition.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The concept of an "American apartheid" has been applied to

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A)  the built environment of older Rust Belt cities. 
B)  residential segregation of blacks in America. 
C)  ethnic enclaves in large American cities. 
D)  peri-urban areas being altered by gentrification. 
A)  the built environment of older Rust Belt cities. 
B)  residential segregation of blacks in America. 
C)  ethnic enclaves in large American cities. 
D)  peri-urban areas being altered by gentrification.

Question 15

The urban transition in China demonstrates that

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A)  governments can retard the urban transition, but cannot stop it. 
B)  the one-child policy has helped to slow down the urban transition. 
C)  the urban transition is consistent with a Marxian population perspective. 
D)  China's largest cities have absorbed most of the growth in the country's urban population. 
A)  governments can retard the urban transition, but cannot stop it. 
B)  the one-child policy has helped to slow down the urban transition. 
C)  the urban transition is consistent with a Marxian population perspective. 
D)  China's largest cities have absorbed most of the growth in the country's urban population.

Question 16

The most highly urbanized region in the world is

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A)  North America. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  Asia. 
D)  Latin America. 
A)  North America. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  Asia. 
D)  Latin America.

Question 17

Cities are inherently unsustainable environments on their own.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The demographic lesson learned from the rats of NIMH is that

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A)  high density can lead to dysfunctional demographic behavior. 
B)  rat behavior is significantly different from that of humans. 
C)  as the population increases in a fixed space, the fertility rate begins to rise. 
D)  increased density lowers the ability to establish meaningful relationships. 
A)  high density can lead to dysfunctional demographic behavior. 
B)  rat behavior is significantly different from that of humans. 
C)  as the population increases in a fixed space, the fertility rate begins to rise. 
D)  increased density lowers the ability to establish meaningful relationships.

Question 19

How does the longtime concern with the ill effects of urban crowding square with the movement for smart growth that aims to increase urban density?

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The concern with the ill effects of urba

Question 20

To be a metropolitan area in the United States under current definitions, there must be a core urban area population of at least ______ people.

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A)  5,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  50,000 
D)  100,000 
A)  5,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  50,000 
D)  100,000

As the urban transition takes place, a country's population becomes

The existence of cities depends upon their ability to control the economy.

With respect to urban fertility, it is true that

Compare the positive and negative qualities of urban places with the positive and negative qualities of rural places. Which do you prefer, and why?

The definition of urban most often used by governments is based primarily on

Which of the following is the most important determinant of the urban transition?

Discuss the ways in which the different levels of mortality and fertility between urban and rural places wind up making an important contribution to the urban transition.

An important difference between cities and rural places that encourages the growth of cities is that

Early cities had to be constantly replenished by migrants from rural areas for which of the following reasons?

According to United Nations definitions, to be a "mega-city" a city must have a population of at least ____ million.

The urban transition is only marginally related to the migration transition.

The region of the world with the highest percentage of the urban population living in slums is

The core-periphery model and world systems theory are competing perspectives on the urban transition.

The concept of an "American apartheid" has been applied to

The urban transition in China demonstrates that

The most highly urbanized region in the world is

Cities are inherently unsustainable environments on their own.

The demographic lesson learned from the rats of NIMH is that

How does the longtime concern with the ill effects of urban crowding square with the movement for smart growth that aims to increase urban density?

To be a metropolitan area in the United States under current definitions, there must be a core urban area population of at least ______ people.

Introduction to Demography

Demographic Data and Applied Demography

Demographic Perspectives

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Age Transition and the Life Course

Family Demography, Raceethnicity, and Life Chances

Population, the Environment, and Global Sustainability

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Exam 7: The Urbanization Transition

As the urban transition takes place, a country's population becomes

The existence of cities depends upon their ability to control the economy.

With respect to urban fertility, it is true that

Compare the positive and negative qualities of urban places with the positive and negative qualities of rural places. Which do you prefer, and why?

The definition of urban most often used by governments is based primarily on

Which of the following is the most important determinant of the urban transition?

Discuss the ways in which the different levels of mortality and fertility between urban and rural places wind up making an important contribution to the urban transition.

An important difference between cities and rural places that encourages the growth of cities is that

Early cities had to be constantly replenished by migrants from rural areas for which of the following reasons?

According to United Nations definitions, to be a "mega-city" a city must have a population of at least ____ million.

The urban transition is only marginally related to the migration transition.

The region of the world with the highest percentage of the urban population living in slums is

The core-periphery model and world systems theory are competing perspectives on the urban transition.

The concept of an "American apartheid" has been applied to

The urban transition in China demonstrates that

The most highly urbanized region in the world is

Cities are inherently unsustainable environments on their own.

The demographic lesson learned from the rats of NIMH is that

How does the longtime concern with the ill effects of urban crowding square with the movement for smart growth that aims to increase urban density?

To be a metropolitan area in the United States under current definitions, there must be a core urban area population of at least ______ people.

Introduction to Demography

Demographic Data and Applied Demography

Demographic Perspectives

The Health and Mortality Transition

The Fertility Transition

The Migration Transition

The Age Transition and the Life Course

Family Demography, Raceethnicity, and Life Chances

Population, the Environment, and Global Sustainability

Filters