Exam 15: Population and Urbanization: Living on Planet Earth

Which of the following would NOT be a pronatalist policy?

Monica is investigating the ways poverty is dealt with in socialist and capitalist societies. She predicts that socialist societies will be more likely than capitalist societies to expand to find jobs for poor citizens. Which of the following theories is Monica likely using?

Country X has outlawed the use of contraceptives by married couples. Country X's policy is:

Which of the following countries became the first truly urban nation in the world in 1870?

The housing model by which residents control their own housing by, for example, living in cooperatives and rental buildings that they manage is called the:

Tia is interested in studying the way farm families decide how many children to have. She feels that the number of workers needed to sustain the farm will relate to the number of children families have, with those needing more workers having more children. Which of the following theories is Tia likely using?

Which of the following is a positive check on population, according to Malthusian theory?

Because having children is such a personal choice, government propaganda does not have an impact on the national fertility rate.

List and briefly discuss at least three of the six global trends that affect urban planning.

A city that includes a Westernized city next to a more traditional one is known as a:

Governments have tried many things to influence the populations of their nations. What have governments done to attempt to increase populations? What have governments done to attempt to decrease populations? Do you think governments should try to change population sizes? Why or why not?

Which of the following is not true about neighborhoods in large cities where many are from similar backgrounds or groups?

The creation of a rationally based consumer society based on major Western trends is known as McDonaldization.

Thomas Malthus's population theory has been critiqued for being ethnocentric.

In the text, Japan was described as a "graying" population. What does that term mean? What can the United States do to avoid the same fate as Japan?

The statement "Inequitable distribution and control of resources is at the heart of the population problem" most closely reflects:

John lives in a city that was built in a previously undeveloped area, and he has all of the amenities of an urban area. John lives in a ____________________.

By the year 2035, 20% of the population in the United States is estimated to be over 65.

How would Geog Simmel explain city dwellers?

Neo-Malthusians favor the reliance on moral restraint rather than contraception as a means to control population growth.