Question 1

If a nation has a sex ratio of 106, as India does, it is very likely that parents there

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A)  value sons more than daughters. 
B)  value daughters more than sons. 
C)  value children of both sexes equally. 
D)  place little value on children. 
A)  value sons more than daughters. 
B)  value daughters more than sons. 
C)  value children of both sexes equally. 
D)  place little value on children.

Question 2

Durkheim's concept of mechanical solidarity parallels Tönnies's concept of Gemeinschaft.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A third urban revolution is now taking place in

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A)  the United States. 
B)  high-income nations. 
C)  middle-income nations. 
D)  low-income nations. 
A)  the United States. 
B)  high-income nations. 
C)  middle-income nations. 
D)  low-income nations.

Question 4

Urban decentralization has led to all of the following EXCEPT?

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A)  an expansion of suburbs 
B)  the development of vast urban regions 
C)  the growth of edge cities 
D)  the growth of farming communities 
A)  an expansion of suburbs 
B)  the development of vast urban regions 
C)  the growth of edge cities 
D)  the growth of farming communities

Question 5

According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional, rural societies are held together by _____, modern urban societies are held together by _____.

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A)  likeness; difference 
B)  difference; likeness 
C)  money; morals 
D)  choice; conformity 
A)  likeness; difference 
B)  difference; likeness 
C)  money; morals 
D)  choice; conformity

Question 6

Describe the state of the natural environment in Canada. Consider solid waste, water supply, water pollution, and air pollution. Do you think the environment is getting better or worse? Why?

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The state of the natural environment in

Question 7

The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is

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A)  population patterns reflect a society's level of technological development. 
B)  population increase will outstrip the planet's ability to support us. 
C)  population increase is now mostly in high-income nations. 
D)  technological development is happening at a slower rate than previous decades. 
A)  population patterns reflect a society's level of technological development. 
B)  population increase will outstrip the planet's ability to support us. 
C)  population increase is now mostly in high-income nations. 
D)  technological development is happening at a slower rate than previous decades.

Question 8

Which of the following statements correctly describes societies at the post-industrial level of economic development?

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A)  birth rates are low 
B)  death rates are high 
C)  birth rates are high 
D)  both birth and death rates remain nominal 
A)  birth rates are low 
B)  death rates are high 
C)  birth rates are high 
D)  both birth and death rates remain nominal

Question 9

In 2012, the world was home to about how many people?

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A)  7 billion 
B)  6 billion 
C)  900 million 
D)  160 million 
A)  7 billion 
B)  6 billion 
C)  900 million 
D)  160 million

Question 10

To calculate a crude birth rate, divide the number of live births in a year into the total population and multiply the result by 1000.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In poor nations of the world today, what is the average number of children born to a woman?

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A)  ten 
B)  eight 
C)  six 
D)  three 
A)  ten 
B)  eight 
C)  six 
D)  three

Question 12

Demography is defined as the study of

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A)  democratic political systems. 
B)  human population. 
C)  changes in human culture. 
D)  the natural environment. 
A)  democratic political systems. 
B)  human population. 
C)  changes in human culture. 
D)  the natural environment.

Question 13

Fertility refers to

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A)  life expectancy for a nation's population. 
B)  norms that encourage people to have children. 
C)  the maximum number of children a woman can have. 
D)  the incidence of child-bearing in a nation's population. 
A)  life expectancy for a nation's population. 
B)  norms that encourage people to have children. 
C)  the maximum number of children a woman can have. 
D)  the incidence of child-bearing in a nation's population.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the three strategies on which sustainable living depends?

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A)  bring population growth under control 
B)  reduce waste 
C)  conserve finite resources 
D)  reduce urbanization 
A)  bring population growth under control 
B)  reduce waste 
C)  conserve finite resources 
D)  reduce urbanization

Question 15

How do population patterns differ in the northern and southern hemispheres?

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Population patterns in the northern and

Question 16

The crude birth rate of North America is roughly _____ of Africa's.

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A)  1/2 
B)  1/3 
C)  1/4 
D)  5/6 
A)  1/2 
B)  1/3 
C)  1/4 
D)  5/6

Question 17

Clearly state the warning given to the world by Thomas Robert Malthus. How does demographic transition theory respond to this warning? Provide data on the history of global population increase, and indicate whether or not you think it provides evidence that supports Malthus's view. What about demographic transition theory? Which position do you find more convincing? Why?

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The answer of Clearly state the warning given to the...

Question 18

Which of the following statements expresses the "logic of growth"?

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A)  Material affluence is dangerous to humanity. 
B)  Technology and human ingenuity will continue to improve our lives. 
C)  Quality of life on the Earth is declining. 
D)  Growth makes no sense because we cannot sustain it indefinitely. 
A)  Material affluence is dangerous to humanity. 
B)  Technology and human ingenuity will continue to improve our lives. 
C)  Quality of life on the Earth is declining. 
D)  Growth makes no sense because we cannot sustain it indefinitely.

Question 19

What is "urbanism as a way of life"? Develop a description of urbanism drawing on ideas of Tönnies, Durkheim, Simmel, and Wirth. In what ways do they agree? Also note points of disagreement.

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"Urbanism as a way of life" refers to th

Question 20

Urban political economy is influenced by the thinking of Karl Marx.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Population, Urbanization, and Environment

If a nation has a sex ratio of 106, as India does, it is very likely that parents there

Durkheim's concept of mechanical solidarity parallels Tönnies's concept of Gemeinschaft.

A third urban revolution is now taking place in

Urban decentralization has led to all of the following EXCEPT?

According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional, rural societies are held together by _____, modern urban societies are held together by _____.

Describe the state of the natural environment in Canada. Consider solid waste, water supply, water pollution, and air pollution. Do you think the environment is getting better or worse? Why?

The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is

Which of the following statements correctly describes societies at the post-industrial level of economic development?

In 2012, the world was home to about how many people?

To calculate a crude birth rate, divide the number of live births in a year into the total population and multiply the result by 1000.

In poor nations of the world today, what is the average number of children born to a woman?

Demography is defined as the study of

Fertility refers to

Which of the following is NOT one of the three strategies on which sustainable living depends?

How do population patterns differ in the northern and southern hemispheres?

The crude birth rate of North America is roughly _____ of Africa's.

Which of the following statements expresses the "logic of growth"?

What is "urbanism as a way of life"? Develop a description of urbanism drawing on ideas of Tönnies, Durkheim, Simmel, and Wirth. In what ways do they agree? Also note points of disagreement.

Urban political economy is influenced by the thinking of Karl Marx.

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