Question 1

Assume a country has a population of 400 million people and in a given year has 4 million births. What is this country's current crude birth rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  .1 
B)  1 
C)  10 
D)  4 million 
A)  .1 
B)  1 
C)  10 
D)  4 million

Question 2

Which of the following four statements about migration is NOT True?

Accepted Answer

A)  Migration can be voluntary or involuntary. 
B)  Movement into a territory is called immigration. 
C)  Movement out of a territory is called emigration. 
D)  Migration has little or no effect on population size. 
A)  Migration can be voluntary or involuntary. 
B)  Movement into a territory is called immigration. 
C)  Movement out of a territory is called emigration. 
D)  Migration has little or no effect on population size.

Question 3

State the basic idea of the "logic of growth" thesis.

Accepted Answer

The "logic of growth" thesis is a concep

Question 4

The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  the structural-functional approach 
B)  the sociobiology approach 
C)  the symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  the social-conflict approach 
A)  the structural-functional approach 
B)  the sociobiology approach 
C)  the symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  the social-conflict approach

Question 5

The demographic measure called the "sex ratio" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  how easily couples conceive children. 
B)  the number of males for every 100 females in the population. 
C)  the number of females for every 100 males in the population. 
D)  the ratio of children to adults in a population. 
A)  how easily couples conceive children. 
B)  the number of males for every 100 females in the population. 
C)  the number of females for every 100 males in the population. 
D)  the ratio of children to adults in a population.

Question 6

One region of the world has both the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate. Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America 
B)  Africa 
C)  Europe 
D)  Asia 
A)  Latin America 
B)  Africa 
C)  Europe 
D)  Asia

Question 7

Most historians agree that the first city was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ur. 
B)  Uruk. 
C)  Jericho. 
D)  London. 
A)  Ur. 
B)  Uruk. 
C)  Jericho. 
D)  London.

Assume a country has a population of 400 million people and in a given year has 4 million births. What is this country's current crude birth rate?

Which of the following four statements about migration is NOT True?

State the basic idea of the "logic of growth" thesis.

The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?

The demographic measure called the "sex ratio" refers to:

One region of the world has both the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate. Which is it?

Most historians agree that the first city was:

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Assume a country has a population of 400 million people and in a given year has 4 million births. What is this country's current crude birth rate?

Which of the following four statements about migration is NOT True?

State the basic idea of the "logic of growth" thesis.

The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?

The demographic measure called the "sex ratio" refers to:

One region of the world has both the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate. Which is it?

Most historians agree that the first city was:

The Sociological Perspective

Sociological Investigation

Culture

Society

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Aging and the Elderly

The Economy and Work

Politics and Government

Families

Religion

Education

Health and Medicine

Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies

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