Question 1

Why is the gradual loss of the world's rain forests an important environmental concern?

Accepted Answer

A) Rainforests are vital to maintaining the planet's biodiversity and climate. 
B) Rainforests are necessary grazing lands. 
C) Rainforests are a vital source of hardwoods and other raw materials. 
D) Rainforests are a source of air pollution. 
A) Rainforests are vital to maintaining the planet's biodiversity and climate. 
B) Rainforests are necessary grazing lands. 
C) Rainforests are a vital source of hardwoods and other raw materials. 
D) Rainforests are a source of air pollution. A

Question 2

When in history did global population begin to spike upward?

Accepted Answer

A) 1500 
B) 1750 
C) 1900 
D) 1975 
A) 1500 
B) 1750 
C) 1900 
D) 1975 B

Question 3

Canada 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 A

Question 4

Currently,about how much of the global population increase is taking place in low-income nations?

Accepted Answer

A) 33 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 75 percent 
D) 97 percent 
A) 33 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 75 percent 
D) 97 percent

Question 5

Canada has ____ CMAs.

Accepted Answer

A) 775 
B) 400 
C) 100 
D) 33 
A) 775 
B) 400 
C) 100 
D) 33

Question 6

Which of the following statements correctly describes societies at the postindustrial level of economic development?

Accepted Answer

A) Birth rates are low. 
B) Death rates are low. 
C) Both A and B are true. 
D) None of the above is correct. 
A) Birth rates are low. 
B) Death rates are low. 
C) Both A and B are true. 
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 7

Which of the following is evidence of the shortage of fresh water now found around the world?

Accepted Answer

A) China's supply of ground water is declining rapidly. 
B) Water supply in the Middle East is at a critical level. 
C) Mexico City has pumped so much water from the ground that the city continues to sink about two inches per year. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) China's supply of ground water is declining rapidly. 
B) Water supply in the Middle East is at a critical level. 
C) Mexico City has pumped so much water from the ground that the city continues to sink about two inches per year. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

Environmentalists argue that we should address the problem of solid waste by:

Accepted Answer

A) using less 
B) burning it 
C) burying it 
D) chemically breaking it down 
A) using less 
B) burning it 
C) burying it 
D) chemically breaking it down

Question 10

Demography is defined as the study of:

Accepted Answer

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 11

If you were to examine an age-sex pyramid for a low-income nation,you would expect to see which of the following patterns?

Accepted Answer

A) a wide base,indicating a high birth rate 
B) a square shape,indicating a low birth rate 
C) a bulge in the middle,indicating a "baby boom" 
D) None of the above is correct. 
A) a wide base,indicating a high birth rate 
B) a square shape,indicating a low birth rate 
C) a bulge in the middle,indicating a "baby boom" 
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 12

Which of the following concepts refers to the optimistic approach to environmental issues that claims science can promote progress and solve environmental problems?

Accepted Answer

A) the sustainability thesis 
B) the Malthusian thesis 
C) the limits to growth 
D) the logic of growth 
A) the sustainability thesis 
B) the Malthusian thesis 
C) the limits to growth 
D) the logic of growth

Question 13

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 14

In Canada,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

About how long ago in history did the first cities emerge?

Accepted Answer

A) 12,000 years ago 
B) 4,000 years ago 
C) 2,000 years ago 
D) 1,000 years ago 
A) 12,000 years ago 
B) 4,000 years ago 
C) 2,000 years ago 
D) 1,000 years ago

Question 16

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 17

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The concept "megalopolis" refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) a vast urban region containing many cities and suburbs 
B) the largest city in any country 
C) a dense,central city 
D) the "rural rebound" 
A) a vast urban region containing many cities and suburbs 
B) the largest city in any country 
C) a dense,central city 
D) the "rural rebound"

Question 20

In medieval cities of Europe,what was found at the city's center?

Accepted Answer

A) a central business district 
B) the ghetto 
C) government buildings 
D) the cathedral 
A) a central business district 
B) the ghetto 
C) government buildings 
D) the cathedral

Exam 22: D: Population,urbanization and the Environment

Why is the gradual loss of the world's rain forests an important environmental concern?

When in history did global population begin to spike upward?

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

Currently,about how much of the global population increase is taking place in low-income nations?

Canada has ____ CMAs.

Which of the following statements correctly describes societies at the postindustrial level of economic development?

Which of the following is evidence of the shortage of fresh water now found around the world?

Most historians agree that the first city was:

Environmentalists argue that we should address the problem of solid waste by:

Demography is defined as the study of:

If you were to examine an age-sex pyramid for a low-income nation,you would expect to see which of the following patterns?

Which of the following concepts refers to the optimistic approach to environmental issues that claims science can promote progress and solve environmental problems?

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

In Canada,the birth rate is currently:

About how long ago in history did the first cities emerge?

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

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

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

The concept "megalopolis" refers to which of the following?

In medieval cities of Europe,what was found at the city's center?

A: The Sociological Perspective

B: The Sociological Perspective

C: The Sociological Perspective

D: The Sociological Perspective

E: The Sociological Perspective

A: Sociological Investigation

B: Sociological Investigation

C: Sociological Investigation

D: Sociological Investigation

E: Sociological Investigation

A: Culture

B: Culture

C: Culture

D: Culture

E: Culture

A: Society

B: Society

C: Society

D: Society

E: Society

A: Socialization

B: Socialization

C: Socialization

D: Socialization

E: Socialization

A: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

B: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

C: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

D: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

E: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

A: Groups and Organizations

B: Groups and Organizations

C: Groups and Organizations

D: Groups and Organizations

E: Groups and Organizations

A: Sexuality and Society

B: Sexuality and Society

C: Sexuality and Society

D: Sexuality and Society

E: Sexuality and Society

A: Deviance

B: Deviance

C: Deviance

D: Deviance

E: Deviance

A: Social Stratification

B: Social Stratification

C: Social Stratification

D: Social Stratification

E: Social Stratification

A: Social Class in Canada

B: Social Class in Canada

C: Social Class in Canada

D: Social Class in Canada

E: Social Class in Canada

A: Global Stratification

B: Global Stratification

C: Global Stratification

D: Global Stratification