Question 1

A society that can meet our current needs without harming future generations is referred to as a ______ society.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive 
B)  green 
C)  renewable 
D)  sustainable 
A)  positive 
B)  green 
C)  renewable 
D)  sustainable A

Question 2

Some U.S. states hold themselves to higher regulatory standards than the federal government requires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that it ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ignores economic and technological development 
B)  does not consider how a country's resources and land may determine how much population it can support 
C)  ignores the role of improvements in health and sanitation 
D)  stops short of forecasting future population growth and expansion 
A)  ignores economic and technological development 
B)  does not consider how a country's resources and land may determine how much population it can support 
C)  ignores the role of improvements in health and sanitation 
D)  stops short of forecasting future population growth and expansion B

Question 4

By 2015, 81.6% of Americans lived in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  megacities 
B)  urban areas 
C)  urban clusters 
D)  rural areas 
A)  megacities 
B)  urban areas 
C)  urban clusters 
D)  rural areas

Question 5

Who wrote "Essay on the Principle of Population," arguing that humans are driven to reproduce and will multiply excessively without checks to slow population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  C. Wright Mills 
B)  Thomas Malthus 
C)  Warren Thomson 
D)  Karl Marx 
A)  C. Wright Mills 
B)  Thomas Malthus 
C)  Warren Thomson 
D)  Karl Marx

Question 6

______ is the number of years a person in a particular society is expected to live.

Accepted Answer

A)  Demography 
B)  Life expectancy 
C)  Fertility 
D)  Mortality 
A)  Demography 
B)  Life expectancy 
C)  Fertility 
D)  Mortality

Question 7

Economic development generally results in a decline in the rate of fertility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is typical of Global South countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  low birth rates and a low youth age dependency ratio 
B)  low birth rates and a high youth age dependency ratio 
C)  high birth rates and a high youth dependency ratio 
D)  high birth rates and a low youth dependency ratio 
A)  low birth rates and a low youth age dependency ratio 
B)  low birth rates and a high youth age dependency ratio 
C)  high birth rates and a high youth dependency ratio 
D)  high birth rates and a low youth dependency ratio

Question 9

Which of the following was TRUE when Social Security was established in the United States in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child dependency ratio was lower than it is now. 
B)  Life expectancy was lower that it is now. 
C)  Life expectancy was higher for men than for women. 
D)  The old-age dependency ratio was lower. 
A)  The child dependency ratio was lower than it is now. 
B)  Life expectancy was lower that it is now. 
C)  Life expectancy was higher for men than for women. 
D)  The old-age dependency ratio was lower.

Question 10

What do population pyramids illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  fertility rates and mortality rates 
B)  sex ratios and dependency ratios 
C)  birth rates and life expectancy 
D)  natural change and natural turnover 
A)  fertility rates and mortality rates 
B)  sex ratios and dependency ratios 
C)  birth rates and life expectancy 
D)  natural change and natural turnover

Question 11

Most U.S. residents are climate change deniers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Singapore has limited the number of one bedroom apartments to force more people to live together. This is an example of a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pronatalist policy 
B)  antinatalist policy 
C)  expansionary policy 
D)  contractionary policy 
A)  pronatalist policy 
B)  antinatalist policy 
C)  expansionary policy 
D)  contractionary policy

Question 13

What is the greenhouse effect? How does it relate to climate change?

Accepted Answer

The greenhouse effect is a natural proce

Question 14

Most Global North countries have relatively high age dependency ratios.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Immigration tends to create significant economic loses for receiving countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to demographic transition theory, which stage has been the pattern for most of human history?

Accepted Answer

A)  stage 1 
B)  stage 2 
C)  stage 3 
D)  stage 4 
A)  stage 1 
B)  stage 2 
C)  stage 3 
D)  stage 4

Question 17

China's one-child policy was an example of a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pronatalist policy 
B)  antinatalist policy 
C)  expansionary policy 
D)  contractionary policy 
A)  pronatalist policy 
B)  antinatalist policy 
C)  expansionary policy 
D)  contractionary policy

Question 18

Which of the following is a preventative check on population, according to Malthusian theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  war 
B)  waterborne diseases 
C)  food shortages 
D)  delaying marriage 
A)  war 
B)  waterborne diseases 
C)  food shortages 
D)  delaying marriage

Question 19

Karl Marx disagreed with Malthus's idea that high fertility rates and population growth produce poverty. Rather, he believed that ______ caused poverty.

Accepted Answer

A)  natural disasters 
B)  socialist policies 
C)  capitalism 
D)  institutional racism 
A)  natural disasters 
B)  socialist policies 
C)  capitalism 
D)  institutional racism

Question 20

Karl Marx believed that high fertility rates and population growth that outstrips food and resources produce poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A society that can meet our current needs without harming future generations is referred to as a ______ society.

Some U.S. states hold themselves to higher regulatory standards than the federal government requires.

A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that it ______.

By 2015, 81.6% of Americans lived in ______.

Who wrote "Essay on the Principle of Population," arguing that humans are driven to reproduce and will multiply excessively without checks to slow population growth?

______ is the number of years a person in a particular society is expected to live.

Economic development generally results in a decline in the rate of fertility.

Which of the following is typical of Global South countries?

Which of the following was TRUE when Social Security was established in the United States in the 1930s?

What do population pyramids illustrate?

Most U.S. residents are climate change deniers.

Singapore has limited the number of one bedroom apartments to force more people to live together. This is an example of a(n) ______.

What is the greenhouse effect? How does it relate to climate change?

Most Global North countries have relatively high age dependency ratios.

Immigration tends to create significant economic loses for receiving countries.

According to demographic transition theory, which stage has been the pattern for most of human history?

China's one-child policy was an example of a(n) ______.

Which of the following is a preventative check on population, according to Malthusian theory?

Karl Marx disagreed with Malthus's idea that high fertility rates and population growth produce poverty. Rather, he believed that ______ caused poverty.

Karl Marx believed that high fertility rates and population growth that outstrips food and resources produce poverty.

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A society that can meet our current needs without harming future generations is referred to as a ______ society.

Some U.S. states hold themselves to higher regulatory standards than the federal government requires.

A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that it ______.

By 2015, 81.6% of Americans lived in ______.

Who wrote "Essay on the Principle of Population," arguing that humans are driven to reproduce and will multiply excessively without checks to slow population growth?

______ is the number of years a person in a particular society is expected to live.

Economic development generally results in a decline in the rate of fertility.

Which of the following is typical of Global South countries?

Which of the following was TRUE when Social Security was established in the United States in the 1930s?

What do population pyramids illustrate?

Most U.S. residents are climate change deniers.

Singapore has limited the number of one bedroom apartments to force more people to live together. This is an example of a(n) ______.

What is the greenhouse effect? How does it relate to climate change?

Most Global North countries have relatively high age dependency ratios.

Immigration tends to create significant economic loses for receiving countries.

According to demographic transition theory, which stage has been the pattern for most of human history?

China's one-child policy was an example of a(n) ______.

Which of the following is a preventative check on population, according to Malthusian theory?

Karl Marx disagreed with Malthus's idea that high fertility rates and population growth produce poverty. Rather, he believed that ______ caused poverty.

Karl Marx believed that high fertility rates and population growth that outstrips food and resources produce poverty.

Sociology: a Unique Way to View the World

Examining the Social World: How Do We Know What We Know

Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World

Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, and Folks Like Us

Stratification: Rich and Famousor Rags and Famine

Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond Us and Them

Gender Stratification: Shehewho Goes First

Family and Education: Institutionalizing Socialization

Health Care: an Anatomy of Health and Illness

Politics and Economics: Probing Power, Dissecting Distribution

The Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

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