Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding environmental degradation is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecosystems have an infinite ability to support population growth or environmental depletion or destruction. 
B)  Mining does not disturb ecosystems. 
C)  The drastic increase in air pollution that began in the 20th century has placed an undue burden on the atmosphere's ecosystem services. 
D)  The United States' high level of industrial production and economic growth causes no effect on the environment. 
A)  Ecosystems have an infinite ability to support population growth or environmental depletion or destruction. 
B)  Mining does not disturb ecosystems. 
C)  The drastic increase in air pollution that began in the 20th century has placed an undue burden on the atmosphere's ecosystem services. 
D)  The United States' high level of industrial production and economic growth causes no effect on the environment.

Question 2

The environmental justice framework is a framework of particular concern to analysts using which sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  interactionist 
D)  neo-Malthusian 
A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  interactionist 
D)  neo-Malthusian

Question 3

Official immigration statistics reflect the actual number of immigrants who arrive in this country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Excessive quantities of carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere contribute to the greenhouse effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The movement of people from one geographic area to another for the purpose of changing residency is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  demography. 
B)  fertility. 
C)  mortality. 
D)  migration. 
A)  demography. 
B)  fertility. 
C)  mortality. 
D)  migration.

Which of the following statements regarding environmental degradation is true?

The environmental justice framework is a framework of particular concern to analysts using which sociological perspective?

Official immigration statistics reflect the actual number of immigrants who arrive in this country.

Excessive quantities of carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere contribute to the greenhouse effect.

The movement of people from one geographic area to another for the purpose of changing residency is known as

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Exam 15: Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis

Which of the following statements regarding environmental degradation is true?

The environmental justice framework is a framework of particular concern to analysts using which sociological perspective?

Official immigration statistics reflect the actual number of immigrants who arrive in this country.

Excessive quantities of carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere contribute to the greenhouse effect.

The movement of people from one geographic area to another for the purpose of changing residency is known as

Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Wealth and Poverty: Us and Global Economic Inequities

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Inequality Based on Age

Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness

The Changing Family

Problems in Education

Problems in Politics and the Global Economy

Problems in the Media

Urban Problems

Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism

Can Social Problems Be Solved

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