Question 1

Mounting evidence suggests that the average temperature of the planet is:

Accepted Answer

A)  now steady. 
B)  rising. 
C)  falling. 
D)  lower than it has ever been. 
A)  now steady. 
B)  rising. 
C)  falling. 
D)  lower than it has ever been.

Question 2

How do population patterns differ in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Population patterns in the Northern and

Question 3

Which of the following concepts was used by Ferdinand Tönnies to refer to a type of social organization in which people come together only on the basis of individual self-interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gemeinschaft 
B)  Gesellschaft 
C)  mechanical solidarity 
D)  organic solidarity 
A)  Gemeinschaft 
B)  Gesellschaft 
C)  mechanical solidarity 
D)  organic solidarity

Question 4

How much did the world's population increase during the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not at all-it stayed about the same. 
B)  It doubled. 
C)  It tripled. 
D)  It quadrupled. 
A)  Not at all-it stayed about the same. 
B)  It doubled. 
C)  It tripled. 
D)  It quadrupled.

Question 5

The United States is a high-income country therefore, its population growth is likely to result from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  both immigration and natural increase 
B)  natural increase only 
C)  immigration only 
D)  emigration only 
A)  both immigration and natural increase 
B)  natural increase only 
C)  immigration only 
D)  emigration only

Question 6

Sex ratios are usually greater than 100 because men typically outlive women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

With the Industrial Revolution, how did the physical design of cities change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cities took on a new focus on business. 
B)  Winding streets gave way to broad and straight boulevards. 
C)  Urban populations became much larger. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  Cities took on a new focus on business. 
B)  Winding streets gave way to broad and straight boulevards. 
C)  Urban populations became much larger. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 8

What is a net-migration rate? How is it calculated?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a net-migration rate? How is...

Question 9

The crude death rate for the United States is very high by world standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What three urban revolutions have reshaped human societies?

Accepted Answer

The three urban revolutions that have re

Question 11

Demography is the study of the size and composition of a society's population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In global perspective, the crude birth rate of high income nations such as the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A)  much higher than average. 
B)  slightly higher than average. 
C)  about equal to the average. 
D)  below average. 
A)  much higher than average. 
B)  slightly higher than average. 
C)  about equal to the average. 
D)  below average.

Question 13

It would be fair to say that Malthus was a pessimist about the future of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the United States, the birth rate is currently:

Accepted Answer

A)  at the replacement level. 
B)  below the replacement level. 
C)  slightly above the replacement level. 
D)  well above the replacement level. 
A)  at the replacement level. 
B)  below the replacement level. 
C)  slightly above the replacement level. 
D)  well above the replacement level.

Question 15

Through most of human history, families had many children because:

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A)  children were a source of needed labor. 
B)  birth control was not reliable. 
C)  high death rates meant that many children did not reach adulthood. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  children were a source of needed labor. 
B)  birth control was not reliable. 
C)  high death rates meant that many children did not reach adulthood. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 16

Why are sex ratios usually below 100?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because many societies abort male fetuses. 
B)  Because more women than men are born. 
C)  Because women typically outlive men. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  Because many societies abort male fetuses. 
B)  Because more women than men are born. 
C)  Because women typically outlive men. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 17

Which of the following concepts refers to the study of the interaction of living organisms and the natural environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociobiology 
B)  ecology 
C)  demography 
D)  urban studies 
A)  sociobiology 
B)  ecology 
C)  demography 
D)  urban studies

Question 18

Among which of the following categories of the U.S. population is fertility especially low?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanics 
B)  Amish people 
C)  Asian Americans 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  Hispanics 
B)  Amish people 
C)  Asian Americans 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

Today, the three or four largest cities contain as many people as did the entire world some 12,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 22: Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Mounting evidence suggests that the average temperature of the planet is:

How do population patterns differ in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Which of the following concepts was used by Ferdinand Tönnies to refer to a type of social organization in which people come together only on the basis of individual self-interest?

How much did the world's population increase during the twentieth century?

The United States is a high-income country therefore, its population growth is likely to result from which of the following?

Sex ratios are usually greater than 100 because men typically outlive women.

With the Industrial Revolution, how did the physical design of cities change?

What is a net-migration rate? How is it calculated?

The crude death rate for the United States is very high by world standards.

What three urban revolutions have reshaped human societies?

Demography is the study of the size and composition of a society's population.

In global perspective, the crude birth rate of high income nations such as the United States is:

It would be fair to say that Malthus was a pessimist about the future of the world.

In the United States, the birth rate is currently:

Through most of human history, families had many children because:

Why are sex ratios usually below 100?

Which of the following concepts refers to the study of the interaction of living organisms and the natural environment?

Among which of the following categories of the U.S. population is fertility especially low?

Today, the three or four largest cities contain as many people as did the entire world some 12,000 years ago.

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

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