Question 1

One of the side effects of the Industrial Revolution has been population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Factors in the urban crisis include:

Accepted Answer

A)  the move of the middle class and industry to the suburbs 
B)  the inner city's declining tax base 
C)  a high percentage of deprived and trapped individuals 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the move of the middle class and industry to the suburbs 
B)  the inner city's declining tax base 
C)  a high percentage of deprived and trapped individuals 
D)  all of the above D

Question 3

Death rates are:

Accepted Answer

A)  defined as the number of deaths per 1000 people per country per year 
B)  the rate at which infants survive past their first year 
C)  deaths of infants before they are one year old 
D)  the rate at which the elderly die in any given year 
A)  defined as the number of deaths per 1000 people per country per year 
B)  the rate at which infants survive past their first year 
C)  deaths of infants before they are one year old 
D)  the rate at which the elderly die in any given year A

Question 4

The oil supplies of the United States are subject to:

Accepted Answer

A)  constant increase 
B)  environmental depletion 
C)  environmental pollution 
D)  price stability 
A)  constant increase 
B)  environmental depletion 
C)  environmental pollution 
D)  price stability

Question 5

The most dramatic change that followed each technological revolution was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a dramatic increase in population 
B)  a visible decrease in population 
C)  the systematic migration of populations to different areas 
D)  a return to an agrarian way of life 
A)  a dramatic increase in population 
B)  a visible decrease in population 
C)  the systematic migration of populations to different areas 
D)  a return to an agrarian way of life

Question 6

The population pyramid is a monument thought to have been built in memory of Egyptian royalty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Can technology overcome the effects of overpopulation and environmental degradation? Develop positive and negative arguments on this issue.

Accepted Answer

The question of whether technology can o

Question 8

Thomas Malthus maintained that population grows by geometric progression, but the food supply grows by arithmetic progression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A large number of SMSAs leads to an urban crisis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A ghetto is based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  slums 
B)  a concentration of one racial group in an area 
C)  residents who make up an economic underclass 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  slums 
B)  a concentration of one racial group in an area 
C)  residents who make up an economic underclass 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

Americans are worried most about the depletion of fossil fuels burned for energy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In 1972, the birthrate in the United States had dropped below the replacement level: we had attained zero population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The SMSA is based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  a town smaller than 2500 residents 
B)  one or more counties containing at least one city of 50,000 residents, or two cities totaling 50,000 
C)  a town of 10,000 and surrounding counties 
D)  a city of at least 100,000 residents and its suburbs 
A)  a town smaller than 2500 residents 
B)  one or more counties containing at least one city of 50,000 residents, or two cities totaling 50,000 
C)  a town of 10,000 and surrounding counties 
D)  a city of at least 100,000 residents and its suburbs

Question 14

A small creek in a suburban neighborhood is considered to be a local ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Malthusian prophecy accurately predicted that the American people would reach zero population growth in the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Ecology is the discipline concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth or decline of populations 
B)  human processes such as migration 
C)  how ideologies motivate human behavior 
D)  the way living things relate and adjust to each other in a common habitat 
A)  the growth or decline of populations 
B)  human processes such as migration 
C)  how ideologies motivate human behavior 
D)  the way living things relate and adjust to each other in a common habitat

Question 17

A population pyramid shows:

Accepted Answer

A)  sex and age distribution within a population 
B)  the relation between population and land area 
C)  the ratio between a nation's standard of living and its population density 
D)  the relation between population growth and food supply 
A)  sex and age distribution within a population 
B)  the relation between population and land area 
C)  the ratio between a nation's standard of living and its population density 
D)  the relation between population growth and food supply

Question 18

A lake is polluted. The fish in it die. The algae make unpleasant odors. It may be said that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ecosystem is disturbed 
B)  biological capital is lost 
C)  the environment is degraded 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the ecosystem is disturbed 
B)  biological capital is lost 
C)  the environment is degraded 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above

Question 19

A decline in the rural population was due chiefly to:

Accepted Answer

A)  factories 
B)  the continued improvements in agricultural methods 
C)  population size 
D)  the favor of the local tyrant 
A)  factories 
B)  the continued improvements in agricultural methods 
C)  population size 
D)  the favor of the local tyrant

Question 20

.According to the U. S. Census Bureau, a CMSA is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a relatively large, dense, permanent settlement of heterogeneous individuals 
B)  any locality with a population of one million people or more 
C)  an ecological system 
D)  any locality with a downtown and suburbs 
A)  a relatively large, dense, permanent settlement of heterogeneous individuals 
B)  any locality with a population of one million people or more 
C)  an ecological system 
D)  any locality with a downtown and suburbs

One of the side effects of the Industrial Revolution has been population growth.

Factors in the urban crisis include:

Death rates are:

The oil supplies of the United States are subject to:

The most dramatic change that followed each technological revolution was:

The population pyramid is a monument thought to have been built in memory of Egyptian royalty.

Can technology overcome the effects of overpopulation and environmental degradation? Develop positive and negative arguments on this issue.

Thomas Malthus maintained that population grows by geometric progression, but the food supply grows by arithmetic progression.

A large number of SMSAs leads to an urban crisis.

A ghetto is based on:

Americans are worried most about the depletion of fossil fuels burned for energy.

In 1972, the birthrate in the United States had dropped below the replacement level: we had attained zero population growth.

The SMSA is based on:

A small creek in a suburban neighborhood is considered to be a local ecosystem.

The Malthusian prophecy accurately predicted that the American people would reach zero population growth in the 1970s.

Ecology is the discipline concerned with:

A population pyramid shows:

A lake is polluted. The fish in it die. The algae make unpleasant odors. It may be said that:

A decline in the rural population was due chiefly to:

.According to the U. S. Census Bureau, a CMSA is defined as:

Through the Lens of Science

In the Beginning

Culture Product and Guide to Life in Society

Group Interaction From Two to Millions

Becoming a Person the Birth of Personality

Deviance and Criminality the Need for Social Control

The Great Divide Ranking and Stratification

Minority Status Race and Ethnicity

Minority Status Age, Gender, and Sexuality

From the Plow to the Computer Change, Collective Behavior, and Social Movements

Pivotal Institutions Marriage and the Family

Pivotal Institutions Religion

Education

Government: the Institution and the Ideologies That Underlie It

The Government of the United States of America

Democracy in Action We, the People

The Economy Concepts and History

Principles of Economic Behavior Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Nation Among Nations

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Exam 11: Population, Urbanization, and Environment

One of the side effects of the Industrial Revolution has been population growth.

Factors in the urban crisis include:

Death rates are:

The oil supplies of the United States are subject to:

The most dramatic change that followed each technological revolution was:

The population pyramid is a monument thought to have been built in memory of Egyptian royalty.

Can technology overcome the effects of overpopulation and environmental degradation? Develop positive and negative arguments on this issue.

Thomas Malthus maintained that population grows by geometric progression, but the food supply grows by arithmetic progression.

A large number of SMSAs leads to an urban crisis.

A ghetto is based on:

Americans are worried most about the depletion of fossil fuels burned for energy.

In 1972, the birthrate in the United States had dropped below the replacement level: we had attained zero population growth.

The SMSA is based on:

A small creek in a suburban neighborhood is considered to be a local ecosystem.

The Malthusian prophecy accurately predicted that the American people would reach zero population growth in the 1970s.

Ecology is the discipline concerned with:

A population pyramid shows:

A lake is polluted. The fish in it die. The algae make unpleasant odors. It may be said that:

A decline in the rural population was due chiefly to:

.According to the U. S. Census Bureau, a CMSA is defined as:

Through the Lens of Science

In the Beginning

Culture Product and Guide to Life in Society

Group Interaction From Two to Millions

Becoming a Person the Birth of Personality

Deviance and Criminality the Need for Social Control

The Great Divide Ranking and Stratification

Minority Status Race and Ethnicity

Minority Status Age, Gender, and Sexuality

From the Plow to the Computer Change, Collective Behavior, and Social Movements

Pivotal Institutions Marriage and the Family

Pivotal Institutions Religion

Education

Government: the Institution and the Ideologies That Underlie It

The Government of the United States of America

Democracy in Action We, the People

The Economy Concepts and History

Principles of Economic Behavior Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Nation Among Nations

Filters