Question 1

The strongest urge that all living creatures feel is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid stress 
B)  be important 
C)  feel respectable 
D)  reproduce themselves 
A)  avoid stress 
B)  be important 
C)  feel respectable 
D)  reproduce themselves

Question 2

An ecological city is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the central city, suburbs, and satellites 
B)  one with a recycling center 
C)  one containing a clean water supply for the area 
D)  where urban planning originates 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the central city, suburbs, and satellites 
B)  one with a recycling center 
C)  one containing a clean water supply for the area 
D)  where urban planning originates 
E)  all of the above

Question 3

Suburbanization is a significant factor in the urban crisis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A megalopolis is another name for urban sprawl.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is typical of the first stage of the demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  high birthrates and high death rates 
B)  high birthrates and declining death rates 
C)  declining birthrates and high death rates 
D)  cycles of growth and decline 
A)  high birthrates and high death rates 
B)  high birthrates and declining death rates 
C)  declining birthrates and high death rates 
D)  cycles of growth and decline

Question 6

The ecosystem is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the way inanimate objects are placed into the natural system 
B)  a systematic application of the economy 
C)  the way living things interact and interrelate with each other and their environment 
D)  what Hobbes called the "state of nature" 
A)  the way inanimate objects are placed into the natural system 
B)  a systematic application of the economy 
C)  the way living things interact and interrelate with each other and their environment 
D)  what Hobbes called the "state of nature"

Question 7

A countertrend observable since the 1950s is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a great increase in population in the cities 
B)  rural areas became very depopulated 
C)  urban decentralization 
D)  urban residents providing their own food supply by planting gardens 
A)  a great increase in population in the cities 
B)  rural areas became very depopulated 
C)  urban decentralization 
D)  urban residents providing their own food supply by planting gardens

Question 8

It is true of the population of the United States that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is getting older 
B)  there are more women than men 
C)  rural and sunbelt areas attract only the young 
D)  it is BOTH older and more female 
A)  it is getting older 
B)  there are more women than men 
C)  rural and sunbelt areas attract only the young 
D)  it is BOTH older and more female

Question 9

When metropolitan areas start to merge with each other, the result is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a standard metropolitan area 
B)  a megalopolis 
C)  an ecological city 
D)  a repetition of the Greek polis 
A)  a standard metropolitan area 
B)  a megalopolis 
C)  an ecological city 
D)  a repetition of the Greek polis

Question 10

In Third World countries, the factors that discourage birth control include:

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional values 
B)  government subsidies for large families 
C)  low infant mortality 
D)  women's rights 
A)  traditional values 
B)  government subsidies for large families 
C)  low infant mortality 
D)  women's rights

Question 11

Environmental depletion is the term used to mean that:

Accepted Answer

A)  natural resources are increasing in proportion to an increased demand for them 
B)  natural resources are decreasing as demand for them increases 
C)  natural resources can be substituted with artificial ones 
D)  humans are capable to adapt to other resources when the old ones disappear 
A)  natural resources are increasing in proportion to an increased demand for them 
B)  natural resources are decreasing as demand for them increases 
C)  natural resources can be substituted with artificial ones 
D)  humans are capable to adapt to other resources when the old ones disappear

Question 12

The highest percentage of humans live in:

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  the U. S. 
A)  India 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  the U. S.

Question 13

Thomas Malthus stated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  food increases in a geometric progression 
B)  populations grow in arithmetic progression 
C)  populations increase in geometric progression 
D)  population growth is a matter of algebra, not geometry or arithmetic 
A)  food increases in a geometric progression 
B)  populations grow in arithmetic progression 
C)  populations increase in geometric progression 
D)  population growth is a matter of algebra, not geometry or arithmetic

Question 14

Primary groups are especially important in urban surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  one urban cluster of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 population 
B)  one city of at least 50,000 population 
C)  one city of at least 1 million population 
D)  a region of the country 
A)  one urban cluster of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 population 
B)  one city of at least 50,000 population 
C)  one city of at least 1 million population 
D)  a region of the country

Question 16

Population density:

Accepted Answer

A)  always relates to birthrates 
B)  is low in Japan 
C)  is low in Western Europe 
D)  is high in industrial areas 
A)  always relates to birthrates 
B)  is low in Japan 
C)  is low in Western Europe 
D)  is high in industrial areas

Question 17

The United States, Canada, Northern and Western Europe, among other areas, are:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the first stage of the demographic transition 
B)  still trying to curb population growth 
C)  threatened by underpopulation 
D)  in the third stage of the demographic transition 
A)  in the first stage of the demographic transition 
B)  still trying to curb population growth 
C)  threatened by underpopulation 
D)  in the third stage of the demographic transition

Question 18

Demographers believe that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the demographic transition represents a general pattern 
B)  Western societies are doomed to extinction 
C)  the underdeveloped nations must increase their birthrate 
D)  population grows in inverse proportion to food production 
A)  the demographic transition represents a general pattern 
B)  Western societies are doomed to extinction 
C)  the underdeveloped nations must increase their birthrate 
D)  population grows in inverse proportion to food production

Question 19

The Industrial Revolution began as a result of the demographic transition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which nation state has reached zero population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran 
B)  Zimbabwe 
C)  the United States 
D)  Turkey 
A)  Iran 
B)  Zimbabwe 
C)  the United States 
D)  Turkey

The strongest urge that all living creatures feel is to:

An ecological city is:

Suburbanization is a significant factor in the urban crisis.

A megalopolis is another name for urban sprawl.

Which is typical of the first stage of the demographic transition?

The ecosystem is:

A countertrend observable since the 1950s is:

It is true of the population of the United States that:

When metropolitan areas start to merge with each other, the result is:

In Third World countries, the factors that discourage birth control include:

Environmental depletion is the term used to mean that:

The highest percentage of humans live in:

Thomas Malthus stated that:

Primary groups are especially important in urban surroundings.

The Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of:

Population density:

The United States, Canada, Northern and Western Europe, among other areas, are:

Demographers believe that:

The Industrial Revolution began as a result of the demographic transition.

Which nation state has reached zero population growth?

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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

The strongest urge that all living creatures feel is to:

An ecological city is:

Suburbanization is a significant factor in the urban crisis.

A megalopolis is another name for urban sprawl.

Which is typical of the first stage of the demographic transition?

The ecosystem is:

A countertrend observable since the 1950s is:

It is true of the population of the United States that:

When metropolitan areas start to merge with each other, the result is:

In Third World countries, the factors that discourage birth control include:

Environmental depletion is the term used to mean that:

The highest percentage of humans live in:

Thomas Malthus stated that:

Primary groups are especially important in urban surroundings.

The Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of:

Population density:

The United States, Canada, Northern and Western Europe, among other areas, are:

Demographers believe that:

The Industrial Revolution began as a result of the demographic transition.

Which nation state has reached zero population growth?

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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