Question 1

An annual growth rate of about 2 percent will lead to a doubling of the population in 35 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Tönnies argued that traditional societies are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gemeinschaft. 
B)  Gesellschaft. 
C)  organic solidarity. 
D)  mechanical solidarity. 
E)  rural rebound. 
A)  Gemeinschaft. 
B)  Gesellschaft. 
C)  organic solidarity. 
D)  mechanical solidarity. 
E)  rural rebound.

Question 3

If you were asked to identify societies at major risk for high crude birth rates, which world areas would you identify?

Accepted Answer

A)  countries north of the equator 
B)  countries in the western hemisphere 
C)  countries in the eastern hemisphere 
D)  high-income countries 
E)  low-income countries 
A)  countries north of the equator 
B)  countries in the western hemisphere 
C)  countries in the eastern hemisphere 
D)  high-income countries 
E)  low-income countries

Question 4

Infant mortality figures are a poor measure of overall life quality in a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Summarize the demographic transition theory. Does the theory explain the industrialized nations and the least economically developed countries? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Demographic transition theory is the the

Question 6

People's movement out of a country is measured using:

Accepted Answer

A)  the in-migration rate. 
B)  the out-migration rate. 
C)  the net-migration rate. 
D)  the immigration rate. 
E)  the emigration rate. 
A)  the in-migration rate. 
B)  the out-migration rate. 
C)  the net-migration rate. 
D)  the immigration rate. 
E)  the emigration rate.

Question 7

What is true about acid rain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its effects are localized. 
B)  Industrial cities contaminate cities a thousand miles away. 
C)  Its effects are initiated by automobiles. 
D)  It is a problem primarily west of the Mississippi River. 
E)  It is a problem for low-income countries only. 
A)  Its effects are localized. 
B)  Industrial cities contaminate cities a thousand miles away. 
C)  Its effects are initiated by automobiles. 
D)  It is a problem primarily west of the Mississippi River. 
E)  It is a problem for low-income countries only.

Question 8

What is predicted by the "limits to growth"thesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  a downturn in global population by the year 2010 
B)  a downturn in global population by the year 2050 
C)  increased pollution in the wake of reduced mortality rates 
D)  a hunger crisis by the next century 
E)  a more egalitarian distribution of food in the twenty-first century 
A)  a downturn in global population by the year 2010 
B)  a downturn in global population by the year 2050 
C)  increased pollution in the wake of reduced mortality rates 
D)  a hunger crisis by the next century 
E)  a more egalitarian distribution of food in the twenty-first century

Question 9

People's movement into a territory is called immigration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Goldberger, the decline of central cities has led to an increase in the importance of public space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The biggest census agglomerations are called edge cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An annual growth rate of about 2 percent will lead to a doubling of the population in 35 years.

Tönnies argued that traditional societies are characterized by:

If you were asked to identify societies at major risk for high crude birth rates, which world areas would you identify?

Infant mortality figures are a poor measure of overall life quality in a society.

Summarize the demographic transition theory. Does the theory explain the industrialized nations and the least economically developed countries? Why or why not?

People's movement out of a country is measured using:

What is true about acid rain?

What is predicted by the "limits to growth"thesis?

People's movement into a territory is called immigration.

According to Goldberger, the decline of central cities has led to an increase in the importance of public space.

The biggest census agglomerations are called edge cities.

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An annual growth rate of about 2 percent will lead to a doubling of the population in 35 years.

Tönnies argued that traditional societies are characterized by:

If you were asked to identify societies at major risk for high crude birth rates, which world areas would you identify?

Infant mortality figures are a poor measure of overall life quality in a society.

Summarize the demographic transition theory. Does the theory explain the industrialized nations and the least economically developed countries? Why or why not?

People's movement out of a country is measured using:

What is true about acid rain?

What is predicted by the "limits to growth"thesis?

People's movement into a territory is called immigration.

According to Goldberger, the decline of central cities has led to an increase in the importance of public space.

The biggest census agglomerations are called edge cities.

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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