Question 1

The percentage of people around the world who lived in cities in 1990 is approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent 
B)  43 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  80 percent 
A)  20 percent 
B)  43 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  80 percent

Question 2

An area which is today in the first stage of the demographic transition is the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  U. S. A. 
B)  China 
C)  Tropical Africa 
D)  Japan 
A)  U. S. A. 
B)  China 
C)  Tropical Africa 
D)  Japan

Question 3

The emphasis on rural virtues:

Accepted Answer

A)  has been reinforced by recent studies 
B)  is based on stereotypes 
C)  helped democratic representation in the states 
D)  gave urban dwellers an inferiority complex 
A)  has been reinforced by recent studies 
B)  is based on stereotypes 
C)  helped democratic representation in the states 
D)  gave urban dwellers an inferiority complex

Question 4

Natural resources are:

Accepted Answer

A)  infinite 
B)  finite 
C)  ready to support many more billions of people 
D)  dispensable 
A)  infinite 
B)  finite 
C)  ready to support many more billions of people 
D)  dispensable

Question 5

The largest number of statistical areas in the United States are:

Accepted Answer

A)  SMSAs 
B)  CMSAs 
C)  CBSAs 
D)  MSAs 
A)  SMSAs 
B)  CMSAs 
C)  CBSAs 
D)  MSAs

Question 6

Population began to increase steadily:

Accepted Answer

A)  by around the middle of the 18th century 
B)  with improvements in agriculture, technology, and medicine 
C)  in the Bronze Age 
D)  in the 17th century when agriculture, technology and medicine improved 
A)  by around the middle of the 18th century 
B)  with improvements in agriculture, technology, and medicine 
C)  in the Bronze Age 
D)  in the 17th century when agriculture, technology and medicine improved

Question 7

Agriculture in industrial nations is now based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  many small farmers 
B)  greater productivity of farms because of mechanization 
C)  increases in rural population 
D)  artificial food production 
A)  many small farmers 
B)  greater productivity of farms because of mechanization 
C)  increases in rural population 
D)  artificial food production

Question 8

The fertility rate represents the number of births in a population in relation to every 1000 women of childbearing age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The stages of the demographic transition model are:

Accepted Answer

A)  high births, high death rates 
B)  low death rates, high birthrates 
C)  low birth rates, low death rates 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above 
A)  high births, high death rates 
B)  low death rates, high birthrates 
C)  low birth rates, low death rates 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Laws, codes, and regulations are more prevalent in the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The relationship of organisms to their environments is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  physical 
B)  chemical 
C)  ecological 
D)  astral 
A)  physical 
B)  chemical 
C)  ecological 
D)  astral

Question 12

Urbanism results in central city degeneration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The percentage of people around the world who lived in cities in 1990 is approximately:

An area which is today in the first stage of the demographic transition is the following:

The emphasis on rural virtues:

Natural resources are:

The largest number of statistical areas in the United States are:

Population began to increase steadily:

Agriculture in industrial nations is now based on:

The fertility rate represents the number of births in a population in relation to every 1000 women of childbearing age.

The stages of the demographic transition model are:

Laws, codes, and regulations are more prevalent in the city.

The relationship of organisms to their environments is called:

Urbanism results in central city degeneration.

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

The percentage of people around the world who lived in cities in 1990 is approximately:

An area which is today in the first stage of the demographic transition is the following:

The emphasis on rural virtues:

Natural resources are:

The largest number of statistical areas in the United States are:

Population began to increase steadily:

Agriculture in industrial nations is now based on:

The fertility rate represents the number of births in a population in relation to every 1000 women of childbearing age.

The stages of the demographic transition model are:

Laws, codes, and regulations are more prevalent in the city.

The relationship of organisms to their environments is called:

Urbanism results in central city degeneration.

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