Question 1

The peripheral model of cities proposes a series of concentric zones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Industrialization is one of the primary forces in the development of cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When Indian officials reintroduced patterns of traditional gender inequality into the state of Kerala, fertility rates dropped sharply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What do we call the movement of people into a country in order to settle there?

Accepted Answer

A)  targeted entrance 
B)  geographic mobility 
C)  in-migration 
D)  transitional migration 
A)  targeted entrance 
B)  geographic mobility 
C)  in-migration 
D)  transitional migration

Question 5

In the postmodern city, many different ethnic groups and subcultures with differing lifestyles are tolerated. According to sociologists, which of the following concepts reflects this reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  privatization 
B)  gentrification 
C)  fragmentation 
D)  globalization 
A)  privatization 
B)  gentrification 
C)  fragmentation 
D)  globalization

Question 6

Christopher, a gay man living in a small town, gets his social needs met mainly through Internet chat rooms with other gay men and lesbians in big cities. Which of the following does his experience reflect a critique of?

Accepted Answer

A)  urban competition and differentiation 
B)  Gans's characterization of rural villagers 
C)  urban ecological succession 
D)  Wirth's characterization of the urban way of life 
A)  urban competition and differentiation 
B)  Gans's characterization of rural villagers 
C)  urban ecological succession 
D)  Wirth's characterization of the urban way of life

Question 7

Compare and contrast the perspectives of Thomas Robert Malthus and Karl Marx on the problem of overpopulation.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Robert Malthus and Karl Marx had

Question 8

Gentrification is the process by which portions of the inner city are taken over by working-class or homeless people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Compare and contrast a rural community, an urban city, a corporate city, and a postmodern city. What is the typical lifestyle in each?

Accepted Answer

Rural Community:
A rural community is ty

Question 10

Given his projections about population, which period in European development did Malthus most likely live in?

Accepted Answer

A)  preindustrial period 
B)  early industrial period 
C)  mature industrial period 
D)  postindustrial period 
A)  preindustrial period 
B)  early industrial period 
C)  mature industrial period 
D)  postindustrial period

Question 11

Janelle's great-great-grandmother Edith moved to the largest city in the world when she married George in 1900. Where did Edith and George locate to?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York, United States 
B)  Tokyo, Japan 
C)  Paris, France 
D)  London, England 
A)  New York, United States 
B)  Tokyo, Japan 
C)  Paris, France 
D)  London, England

Question 12

Which of the following strategies did the government in Kerala, India, use to lower the fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government helped create a realistic alternative to a life of continuous childbirth. 
B)  The government initiated forced abortions and sterilizations. 
C)  The government threatened to disallow women's further participation in the paid labour force. 
D)  The government created a one-child policy, modelled on China's policy. 
A)  The government helped create a realistic alternative to a life of continuous childbirth. 
B)  The government initiated forced abortions and sterilizations. 
C)  The government threatened to disallow women's further participation in the paid labour force. 
D)  The government created a one-child policy, modelled on China's policy.

Question 13

If Canada experiences a massive influx of foreigners who come to settle here, which of the following will have increased?

Accepted Answer

A)  migration 
B)  immigration 
C)  emigration 
D)  internal migration 
A)  migration 
B)  immigration 
C)  emigration 
D)  internal migration

Question 14

Why is the ratio of females to males lower than 1:1 in some places?

Accepted Answer

A)  because of an overall preference for female babies 
B)  because of an overall preference for male babies 
C)  because of lower than average fertility rates 
D)  because of higher than average fertility rates 
A)  because of an overall preference for female babies 
B)  because of an overall preference for male babies 
C)  because of lower than average fertility rates 
D)  because of higher than average fertility rates

Question 15

Harbinder is employed by the government to analyze the migration routes of people from the British Commonwealth, seeing where people from each country migrated in each year. What is Harbinder employed as?

Accepted Answer

A)  an urban sociologist 
B)  a demographer 
C)  a rural-urban statistician 
D)  a demographic transition theorist 
A)  an urban sociologist 
B)  a demographer 
C)  a rural-urban statistician 
D)  a demographic transition theorist

Question 16

Which of the following is a critique of the demographic transition theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It places too much emphasis on industrialization as the main driver of population growth. 
B)  After industrialization, cultural values change. 
C)  Contraception in many places is more or less ineffective. 
D)  Places with high infant mortality rates usually have high birth rates. 
A)  It places too much emphasis on industrialization as the main driver of population growth. 
B)  After industrialization, cultural values change. 
C)  Contraception in many places is more or less ineffective. 
D)  Places with high infant mortality rates usually have high birth rates.

Question 17

Sabra knows that she must have a certain number of children to keep the population of her nation's growth stable. What do we call this number?

Accepted Answer

A)  the refined birth rate 
B)  the total fertility rate 
C)  replacement level fertility 
D)  stability level fertility 
A)  the refined birth rate 
B)  the total fertility rate 
C)  replacement level fertility 
D)  stability level fertility

Question 18

According to Malthus, food supply increases while population increases. In Malthus's view, what is the problem here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food supply increases arithmetically, and population increases arithmetically. 
B)  Food supply increases arithmetically, and population increases geometrically. 
C)  Food supply increases geometrically, and population increases arithmetically. 
D)  Food supply increases geometrically, and population increases geometrically. 
A)  Food supply increases arithmetically, and population increases arithmetically. 
B)  Food supply increases arithmetically, and population increases geometrically. 
C)  Food supply increases geometrically, and population increases arithmetically. 
D)  Food supply increases geometrically, and population increases geometrically.

Question 19

In 2030, which of the following cities is projected to become the world's largest city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Los Angeles, United States 
B)  Tokyo, Japan 
C)  Jakarta, Indonesia 
D)  Sao Paulo, Brazil 
A)  Los Angeles, United States 
B)  Tokyo, Japan 
C)  Jakarta, Indonesia 
D)  Sao Paulo, Brazil

Question 20

Which of the following is a critique of Malthus's predictions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The upper limit of population growth is unclear. 
B)  The sex drive is not as powerful as Malthus believed. 
C)  Welfare systems have caused population growth. 
D)  Population growth produces misery. 
A)  The upper limit of population growth is unclear. 
B)  The sex drive is not as powerful as Malthus believed. 
C)  Welfare systems have caused population growth. 
D)  Population growth produces misery.

Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

The peripheral model of cities proposes a series of concentric zones.

Industrialization is one of the primary forces in the development of cities.

When Indian officials reintroduced patterns of traditional gender inequality into the state of Kerala, fertility rates dropped sharply.

What do we call the movement of people into a country in order to settle there?

In the postmodern city, many different ethnic groups and subcultures with differing lifestyles are tolerated. According to sociologists, which of the following concepts reflects this reality?

Christopher, a gay man living in a small town, gets his social needs met mainly through Internet chat rooms with other gay men and lesbians in big cities. Which of the following does his experience reflect a critique of?

Compare and contrast the perspectives of Thomas Robert Malthus and Karl Marx on the problem of overpopulation.

Gentrification is the process by which portions of the inner city are taken over by working-class or homeless people.

Compare and contrast a rural community, an urban city, a corporate city, and a postmodern city. What is the typical lifestyle in each?

Given his projections about population, which period in European development did Malthus most likely live in?

Janelle's great-great-grandmother Edith moved to the largest city in the world when she married George in 1900. Where did Edith and George locate to?

Which of the following strategies did the government in Kerala, India, use to lower the fertility rate?

If Canada experiences a massive influx of foreigners who come to settle here, which of the following will have increased?

Why is the ratio of females to males lower than 1:1 in some places?

Harbinder is employed by the government to analyze the migration routes of people from the British Commonwealth, seeing where people from each country migrated in each year. What is Harbinder employed as?

Which of the following is a critique of the demographic transition theory?

Sabra knows that she must have a certain number of children to keep the population of her nation's growth stable. What do we call this number?

According to Malthus, food supply increases while population increases. In Malthus's view, what is the problem here?

In 2030, which of the following cities is projected to become the world's largest city?

Which of the following is a critique of Malthus's predictions?

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