Exam 19: Population and Urbanization

Sociologists Joe Feagin and Robert Parker asserted that urban space has an "exchange value," which refers to the profits that industrialists make from buying,selling,and developing land and buildings;and a "use value," which is the utility of space,land,and buildings for everyday life,family life,and neighborhood life.

Which of the following is a principle of Smart Growth?

In low-income,less-developed nations,infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death;in some areas,mortality rates are increasing rapidly as a result of HIV/AIDS.Children under age 15 constitute a growing number of those who are infected with HIV/AIDS.

According to sociologists Joe Feagin and Robert Parker,______________refers to institutions such as state bureaucracies and capital investment circuits that are involved in the urban development process.

Advocates of the demographic transition theory highlight the relationship between technological development and population growth.

Changes in fertility,mortality,and migration affect the______________,which refers to the biological and social characteristics of a population,including age,sex,race,marital status,education,occupation,income,and size of household.

Describe population growth in a global context.

A______________refers to one or more central cities and their surrounding suburbs that dominate the economic and cultural life of a region.

Economist Thomas Malthus argued that the population would increase in a geometric (exponential)progression while the food supply would increase only by an arithmetic progression;thus,a______________occurs.

During the demographic transition stage of______________,very little population growth occurs because both birth rates and death rates are low.The birth rate declines as couples control their fertility through contraceptives and become less likely to adhere to religious directives against their use.

Although most people think of the United States as highly urbanized,about______________of the U.S.population resides in rural areas,identified by the U.S.Census Bureau as communities of 2,500 people or less.

According to urban sociologists,a______________is a relatively dense and permanent settlement of people who secure their livelihood primarily through nonagricultural activities.

Mariela and her family are leaving the United States to pursue a job opportunity elsewhere.The job is a______________factor.

Summarize the field of demography.

From a global context,discuss the Demographic Transition theory on population growth.

The simplest measure of mortality is the______________rate.

As used by demographers,a______________is a group of people who live in a specified geographic area.

The______________examines urban populations in terms of economic status,family status,and ethnic classification.

An establish community with deteriorating housing stock that is falling out of favor with young white homebuyers is referred to as a______________.

Succession is the process by which a new category of people or type of land use gradually predominates in an area formerly dominated by another group or activity.