Question 1

According to the feature box about toxic trash, which of the following is not a feature of electronic waste processing in Guiyu, China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plastics are burned in the ppen air. 
B)  Workers wear gloves and protective goggles. 
C)  Acids are poured into canals and rivers. 
D)  Heavy metals leach into groundwater supplies.

Question 2

China's one-child policy has resulted in an imbalance in the sex ratio, with girls outnumbering boys at birth and the disparity increasing with time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cities constitute a relatively recent development in human history; before the domestication of plants and the husbandry of animals, human beings did not live together in large groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Functionalists emphasize that human beings must become more sensitive to the consequences of their actions on the environment to avoid damaging the "Spaceship Earth."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The United States has the lowest infant mortality rate of all industrialized countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Push and pull factors contribute to the large numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Between 1970 and 1990 the number of Americans living in poverty increased by 50 percent, but the number of poor neighborhoods

Accepted Answer

A)  declined due to higher density segregation. 
B)  more than doubled. 
C)  stayed about the same. 
D)  nearly disappeared due to urban sprawl.

Question 8

Fertility rates provide us with information about

Accepted Answer

A)  the actual reproductive patterns of a society. 
B)  the potential number of babies that might possibly be born. 
C)  how often people adopt babies. 
D)  the number of women in a society who are unable to reproduce.

Question 9

The "doughnut structure" of metropolitan development is a metaphor that shows

Accepted Answer

A)  the decline of both the inner city and outer suburbs. 
B)  a decaying central city and a prosperous suburban region. 
C)  a declining urban region that is being revitalized by new business such as doughnut shops moving in. 
D)  a ring of prosperous urban areas around open park land.

Question 10

Thomas Malthus stated that human population grows in arithmetic progression and food production grows in geometric progression; therefore, the food supply stays just ahead of population growth rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The three classic models of city growth are the concentric circle model, edge cities, and the single nuclei model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The __________ rate is the increase or decrease per 1,000 members of the population in a given year that results from people entering or leaving a society.

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic reduction 
B)  emigration 
C)  net migration 
D)  immigration

Question 13

According to Neo-Malthusian Paul Ehrlich,

Accepted Answer

A)  Malthus was wrong when he suggested that there could be too many people in the world and too little food. 
B)  Marx was right about the need for a conflict between the rich and poor. 
C)  those who have enough food may nevertheless suffer the effects of ecosystem destruction and pollution. 
D)  as long as we are able to produce enough food for the world's population, we will avoid any problems associated with population growth.

Question 14

A 2007 report representing dozens of the world's national science academies recommended creating a sustainable world society by

Accepted Answer

A)  appointing more people to serve on committees to determine whether global warming is a threat or not. 
B)  using energy more efficiently, putting a price on carbon emissions, and developing green energy sources. 
C)  providing more of an open forum for climate change naysayers to speak out. 
D)  searching for more oil and coal reserves on land and at sea.

Question 15

The stages of demographic transition include

Accepted Answer

A)  high potential growth followed by transitional growth and then population stability. 
B)  population stability followed by transitional growth that leads to high potential growth. 
C)  population stability followed by slow growth that gradually accelerates. 
D)  high potential growth that crashes abruptly and then comes to equilibrium.

Question 16

_________________ is a process of clustering wherein individuals and groups are sifted and sorted out in space based on their sharing of certain traits or activities in common.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gentrification 
B)  Segregation 
C)  Invasion 
D)  Urban sprawl

Question 17

Symbolic interactionists point out that environmental issues quality for the adjective "social" because

Accepted Answer

A)  they involve human judgments, decisions, and choices. 
B)  most environmental problems stem from social events. 
C)  without society, there would be no pollution. 
D)  it is people's ability to socialize that will help solve the problems.

Question 18

In 2011, the infant mortality rate in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  was the lowest in the world. 
B)  was 80 per 1,000. 
C)  was higher than that of many other industrialized nations. 
D)  was higher than the rate in developing countries.

Question 19

Three schools of thought regarding fertility reduction were discussed in the text. These include family planning, improving industrialization, and coercion as means of curbing the birth rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The city centers that evolve through the multiple nuclei model of development come about for a number of reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Certain city activities require specialized facilities. 
B)  Dissimilar activities are often antagonistic to one another. 
C)  Activities like bulk wholesaling and storage can afford high-rent areas and thus locate wherever they choose. 
D)  Activities such as retail often benefit by being clustered together.

Exam 12: Population and Environment

According to the feature box about toxic trash, which of the following is not a feature of electronic waste processing in Guiyu, China?

China's one-child policy has resulted in an imbalance in the sex ratio, with girls outnumbering boys at birth and the disparity increasing with time.

Cities constitute a relatively recent development in human history; before the domestication of plants and the husbandry of animals, human beings did not live together in large groups.

Functionalists emphasize that human beings must become more sensitive to the consequences of their actions on the environment to avoid damaging the "Spaceship Earth."

The United States has the lowest infant mortality rate of all industrialized countries.

Push and pull factors contribute to the large numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico.

Between 1970 and 1990 the number of Americans living in poverty increased by 50 percent, but the number of poor neighborhoods

Fertility rates provide us with information about

The "doughnut structure" of metropolitan development is a metaphor that shows

Thomas Malthus stated that human population grows in arithmetic progression and food production grows in geometric progression; therefore, the food supply stays just ahead of population growth rates.

The three classic models of city growth are the concentric circle model, edge cities, and the single nuclei model.

The __________ rate is the increase or decrease per 1,000 members of the population in a given year that results from people entering or leaving a society.

According to Neo-Malthusian Paul Ehrlich,

A 2007 report representing dozens of the world's national science academies recommended creating a sustainable world society by

The stages of demographic transition include

_________________ is a process of clustering wherein individuals and groups are sifted and sorted out in space based on their sharing of certain traits or activities in common.

Symbolic interactionists point out that environmental issues quality for the adjective "social" because

In 2011, the infant mortality rate in the United States

Three schools of thought regarding fertility reduction were discussed in the text. These include family planning, improving industrialization, and coercion as means of curbing the birth rate.

The city centers that evolve through the multiple nuclei model of development come about for a number of reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons?