Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

What variables are most often included on a population pyramid?

Drought and warfare are the major causes of world starvation, not a lack of food.

The concept of human ecology to describe the ways in which people adapt to their environment was developed by sociologist ________.

In a nation where every 1,000 women bear 2,100 children, what is the likelihood of that nation's change in population?

Explain how the distribution of birth control information to the masses and selling weapons to the elites in the Least Industrialized Nations promotes political stability and the dominance of the Most Industrialized Nations?

Describe the Malthus theorem and the exponential growth curve.

The process by which a country's population becomes smaller because its birth rate and net migration are too low to replace those who die and emigrate is called ________.

The key to the origin of the cities was the development of more efficient agriculture. About 6,500 years ago, Bulgaria was home to the older town in Europe. It's 350 residents made their living __________ for trade.

Today, approximately what percentage of Americans live in cities?

What is the difference in population growth between the Least Industrialized Nations and the Most Industrialized Nations?

What is the basic premise of the Malthus theorem?

Demography is the study of health, disease, and medical care.

The primary factor that affects the growth rate of most countries today is the ________.

Since 1975, approximately how many years does it take for the world population to increase by 1 billion people?

How is an edge city different from a suburb?

With respect to fecundity, what is the maximum number of children women are capable of bearing?

What is the Malthus Theorem?

The second stage of the demographic transition is characterized by a population explosion due to higher birth rates and lower death rates.

What is the norm of noninvolvement? Why is it both a danger to urban dwellers and a feature some people would appreciate?

Some Anti-Malthusians predict that the world's population will peak at about 7 or 8 billion and then begin to grow smaller. They refer to this process as a demographic ________.