Question 1

Decreasing biodiversity threatens medical and pharmaceutical treatments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What form of social change is believed to be important in curbing population growth in the least economically developed countries?

Accepted Answer

Raising the status of women is believed to be important.

Question 3

What is the number of deaths in a given year for every thousand people in a population called?

Accepted Answer

A)  mortality 
B)  infant mortality rate 
C)  crude death rate 
D)  life expectancy 
E)  crude morbidity rates 
A)  mortality 
B)  infant mortality rate 
C)  crude death rate 
D)  life expectancy 
E)  crude morbidity rates C

Question 4

Why would comparing crude birth rates of various countries be misleading?

Accepted Answer

One society may have

Question 5

People in high-income countries represent ________ percent of humanity.

Accepted Answer

A)  35 
B)  25 
C)  60 
D)  18 
E)  23 
A)  35 
B)  25 
C)  60 
D)  18 
E)  23

Question 6

The global rate of population growth has slowed recently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is FALSE about the environmental movement in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most Canadians declare themselves to support environmentalism. 
B)  The "first wave" of environmentalism was little more than a conservation movement focused on protecting natural wilderness. 
C)  The "second wave" of environmentalism was led by members of the upper-middle class. 
D)  Today, Canadians are far more concerned about their jobs than about the environment. 
E)  Environmentalists emphasize reducing and reusing more than they do recycling. 
A)  Most Canadians declare themselves to support environmentalism. 
B)  The "first wave" of environmentalism was little more than a conservation movement focused on protecting natural wilderness. 
C)  The "second wave" of environmentalism was led by members of the upper-middle class. 
D)  Today, Canadians are far more concerned about their jobs than about the environment. 
E)  Environmentalists emphasize reducing and reusing more than they do recycling.

Question 8

Estimating population growth involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  dividing the infant mortality rate by the crude death rate and multiplying by the immigration rate. 
B)  multiplying the population growth rate by 70. 
C)  dividing 70 by a society's population growth rate to calculate the doubling time in years. 
D)  adding the birth rate to the immigration rate and subtracting the death rate. 
E)  doubling the population growth rate and multiply by 10. 
A)  dividing the infant mortality rate by the crude death rate and multiplying by the immigration rate. 
B)  multiplying the population growth rate by 70. 
C)  dividing 70 by a society's population growth rate to calculate the doubling time in years. 
D)  adding the birth rate to the immigration rate and subtracting the death rate. 
E)  doubling the population growth rate and multiply by 10.

Question 9

Identify the components in the formula I = PAT. What does the formula refer to?

Accepted Answer

Environmental impact (I) reflects a soci

Question 10

People's movement out of a territory is called migration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the term for graphic representation of the age and sex of a population?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex pyramid 
B)  sex ratio 
C)  age-sex pyramid 
D)  age-gender triangle 
E)  population distribution 
A)  sex pyramid 
B)  sex ratio 
C)  age-sex pyramid 
D)  age-gender triangle 
E)  population distribution

Question 12

What is the term for reuse of resources we would otherwise discard as waste?

Accepted Answer

A)  recycling 
B)  resource conservation 
C)  biodegradation 
D)  hydrological cycle 
E)  refund 
A)  recycling 
B)  resource conservation 
C)  biodegradation 
D)  hydrological cycle 
E)  refund

Question 13

The thesis that population patterns are linked to a society's level of technological development was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Malthus. 
B)  demographic transition theory. 
C)  the Lenskis. 
D)  Karl Marx. 
E)  Charles Darwin. 
A)  Thomas Malthus. 
B)  demographic transition theory. 
C)  the Lenskis. 
D)  Karl Marx. 
E)  Charles Darwin.

Question 14

Voluntary migration is motivated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  pull factors. 
B)  push factors. 
C)  push-pull factors. 
D)  urban decline. 
E)  urban growth. 
A)  pull factors. 
B)  push factors. 
C)  push-pull factors. 
D)  urban decline. 
E)  urban growth.

Question 15

In poor countries throughout the world, families have an average of ________ children.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
E)  six 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
E)  six

Question 16

Social area analysis describes land use in terms of concentric zones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most analysts think the earth can support a population of:

Accepted Answer

A)  800 million. 
B)  15 billion. 
C)  7 billion. 
D)  25 billion. 
E)  100 billion. 
A)  800 million. 
B)  15 billion. 
C)  7 billion. 
D)  25 billion. 
E)  100 billion.

Question 18

The crude birth rate is a measure of a society's overall fertility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What initiates global warming?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon dioxide increasing while plant life decreases 
B)  plant life increasing while carbon dioxide decreases 
C)  oxygen increasing while carbon dioxide decreases 
D)  acid rain increasing while carbon dioxide decreases 
E)  acidification of lakes, leading to acid rain 
A)  carbon dioxide increasing while plant life decreases 
B)  plant life increasing while carbon dioxide decreases 
C)  oxygen increasing while carbon dioxide decreases 
D)  acid rain increasing while carbon dioxide decreases 
E)  acidification of lakes, leading to acid rain

Question 20

Ecology is interdisciplinary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Decreasing biodiversity threatens medical and pharmaceutical treatments.

What form of social change is believed to be important in curbing population growth in the least economically developed countries?

What is the number of deaths in a given year for every thousand people in a population called?

Why would comparing crude birth rates of various countries be misleading?

People in high-income countries represent ________ percent of humanity.

The global rate of population growth has slowed recently.

Which of the following is FALSE about the environmental movement in Canada?

Estimating population growth involves:

Identify the components in the formula I = PAT. What does the formula refer to?

People's movement out of a territory is called migration.

What is the term for graphic representation of the age and sex of a population?

What is the term for reuse of resources we would otherwise discard as waste?

The thesis that population patterns are linked to a society's level of technological development was developed by:

Voluntary migration is motivated by:

In poor countries throughout the world, families have an average of ________ children.

Social area analysis describes land use in terms of concentric zones.

Most analysts think the earth can support a population of:

The crude birth rate is a measure of a society's overall fertility.

What initiates global warming?

Ecology is interdisciplinary.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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Exam 15: Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Decreasing biodiversity threatens medical and pharmaceutical treatments.

What form of social change is believed to be important in curbing population growth in the least economically developed countries?

What is the number of deaths in a given year for every thousand people in a population called?

Why would comparing crude birth rates of various countries be misleading?

People in high-income countries represent ________ percent of humanity.

The global rate of population growth has slowed recently.

Which of the following is FALSE about the environmental movement in Canada?

Estimating population growth involves:

Identify the components in the formula I = PAT. What does the formula refer to?

People's movement out of a territory is called migration.

What is the term for graphic representation of the age and sex of a population?

What is the term for reuse of resources we would otherwise discard as waste?

The thesis that population patterns are linked to a society's level of technological development was developed by:

Voluntary migration is motivated by:

In poor countries throughout the world, families have an average of ________ children.

Social area analysis describes land use in terms of concentric zones.

Most analysts think the earth can support a population of:

The crude birth rate is a measure of a society's overall fertility.

What initiates global warming?

Ecology is interdisciplinary.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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