Question 1

What did the government of Kerala, India, lower in order to address its overpopulation problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  the level of class inequality 
B)  the level of gender inequality 
C)  the level of ethnic inequality 
D)  the level of age inequality 
A)  the level of class inequality 
B)  the level of gender inequality 
C)  the level of ethnic inequality 
D)  the level of age inequality

Question 2

Outline the four stages of demographic transition theory.

Accepted Answer

The demographic transition theory outlin

Question 3

Outline the theory of human ecology as the Chicago school has applied this theory to urban settings.

Accepted Answer

The theory of human ecology, as applied

Question 4

Tommy thinks that changes in population are the result of industrialization and the shifts in cultural values that accompany it. Which theory is he most likely to support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malthusian theory 
B)  Marxist theory 
C)  demographic transition theory 
D)  modernization theory 
A)  Malthusian theory 
B)  Marxist theory 
C)  demographic transition theory 
D)  modernization theory

Question 5

What variables are included in the basic equation of population change used by demographers?

Accepted Answer

The basic equation of population change

Question 6

John Hannigan defined the corporate city as a vehicle for capital accumulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Urban sociologists have studied patterns of migration in and around urban areas. They have discovered one consistent pattern involves members of the middle class moving to the suburbs, with poor immigrants moving into the inner city. What is this pattern an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  ecological succession 
B)  competition 
C)  differentiation 
D)  differential organization 
A)  ecological succession 
B)  competition 
C)  differentiation 
D)  differential organization

Question 8

What was the largest city in Canada in 1901?

Accepted Answer

A)  Winnipeg 
B)  Toronto 
C)  Montreal 
D)  Vancouver 
A)  Winnipeg 
B)  Toronto 
C)  Montreal 
D)  Vancouver

Question 9

What is the historical pattern of fertility in Europe and North America? How do these trends compare with other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

The historical pattern of fertility in E

Question 10

According to Marx, what is the cause of overpopulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie 
B)  the subjugation of women 
C)  the declining wages of the lower-class bourgeoisie 
D)  the increased powerlessness of the middle class 
A)  exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie 
B)  the subjugation of women 
C)  the declining wages of the lower-class bourgeoisie 
D)  the increased powerlessness of the middle class

Question 11

What is the Malthusian trap?

Accepted Answer

The Malthusian trap, also known as the M

Question 12

Annalise is a fourth-year university student who has enjoyed learning about the distribution and composition of various populations around the world, and she is considering making the study of populations her career choice. Which of the following subfields of sociology should she go into if she follows her plans?

Accepted Answer

A)  social ecology 
B)  social studies 
C)  epidemiology 
D)  demography 
A)  social ecology 
B)  social studies 
C)  epidemiology 
D)  demography

Question 13

In which stage of development did children become seen as an economic liability?

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 14

In 1900, what was the world's largest city?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York, United States 
B)  London, England 
C)  Paris, France 
D)  St. Petersburg, Russia 
A)  New York, United States 
B)  London, England 
C)  Paris, France 
D)  St. Petersburg, Russia

Question 15

According to Karl Marx, what creates the problem of overpopulation?

Accepted Answer

According to Karl Marx, the problem of o

Question 16

Some scholars have suggested diverting scarce resources from education, health, and industrialization into various forms of birth control, including, if necessary, forced sterilization. These observers regard the presumed alternatives-poverty, famine, war, ethnic violence, and the growth of huge filthy cities-as too horrible to contemplate. However, what do these observers fail to see?

Accepted Answer

A)  how measures that lower social inequality help to control overpopulation 
B)  how measures that raise social inequality are tied to limited economic development 
C)  how natural disasters lead to overpopulation and its consequences 
D)  the relevance of demographic transition theory to present-day realities 
A)  how measures that lower social inequality help to control overpopulation 
B)  how measures that raise social inequality are tied to limited economic development 
C)  how natural disasters lead to overpopulation and its consequences 
D)  the relevance of demographic transition theory to present-day realities

Question 17

What trend is tracked by the demographic transition theory, which addresses changing fertility and mortality rates over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  an alarming increase in death rates in the developing countries 
B)  dramatically increasing fertility rates in the underdeveloped world 
C)  increasing birth and death rates in overurbanized cities worldwide 
D)  a movement from high to low birth and death rates in wealthier nations 
A)  an alarming increase in death rates in the developing countries 
B)  dramatically increasing fertility rates in the underdeveloped world 
C)  increasing birth and death rates in overurbanized cities worldwide 
D)  a movement from high to low birth and death rates in wealthier nations

What did the government of Kerala, India, lower in order to address its overpopulation problem?

Outline the four stages of demographic transition theory.

Outline the theory of human ecology as the Chicago school has applied this theory to urban settings.

Tommy thinks that changes in population are the result of industrialization and the shifts in cultural values that accompany it. Which theory is he most likely to support?

What variables are included in the basic equation of population change used by demographers?

John Hannigan defined the corporate city as a vehicle for capital accumulation.

Urban sociologists have studied patterns of migration in and around urban areas. They have discovered one consistent pattern involves members of the middle class moving to the suburbs, with poor immigrants moving into the inner city. What is this pattern an example of?

What was the largest city in Canada in 1901?

What is the historical pattern of fertility in Europe and North America? How do these trends compare with other parts of the world?

According to Marx, what is the cause of overpopulation?

What is the Malthusian trap?

In which stage of development did children become seen as an economic liability?

In 1900, what was the world's largest city?

According to Karl Marx, what creates the problem of overpopulation?

What trend is tracked by the demographic transition theory, which addresses changing fertility and mortality rates over time?

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Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

What did the government of Kerala, India, lower in order to address its overpopulation problem?

Outline the four stages of demographic transition theory.

Outline the theory of human ecology as the Chicago school has applied this theory to urban settings.

Tommy thinks that changes in population are the result of industrialization and the shifts in cultural values that accompany it. Which theory is he most likely to support?

What variables are included in the basic equation of population change used by demographers?

John Hannigan defined the corporate city as a vehicle for capital accumulation.

Urban sociologists have studied patterns of migration in and around urban areas. They have discovered one consistent pattern involves members of the middle class moving to the suburbs, with poor immigrants moving into the inner city. What is this pattern an example of?

What was the largest city in Canada in 1901?

What is the historical pattern of fertility in Europe and North America? How do these trends compare with other parts of the world?

According to Marx, what is the cause of overpopulation?

What is the Malthusian trap?

In which stage of development did children become seen as an economic liability?

In 1900, what was the world's largest city?

According to Karl Marx, what creates the problem of overpopulation?

What trend is tracked by the demographic transition theory, which addresses changing fertility and mortality rates over time?

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction

Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification

Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Work and the Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

Education

Mass Media and Mass Communication

Health and Medicine

Collective Action and Social Movements

Technology and the Global Environment

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