Question 1

The increase in the price of gas has caused American consumers to conserve energy by traveling less.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Birth control has not been effective in slowing population growth in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Compare and contrast the theories of Thomas Robert Malthus and Julian Simon.

Accepted Answer

Both theories are about population growt

Question 4

The birthrate in Europe and the United States has been rising since the year 1800.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Geography considers all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  why cities are located where they are. 
B)  why some areas develop while others don't. 
C)  why rivers flow in certain directions. 
D)  how technology can affect development. 
A)  why cities are located where they are. 
B)  why some areas develop while others don't. 
C)  why rivers flow in certain directions. 
D)  how technology can affect development.

Question 6

Julian Simon argues that there can be no such thing as too many people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Malthusian Theory is the idea that the means of subsistence tends to outrun the growth of population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Julian Simon argues that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is an optimal population size. 
B)  there are limits to population growth. 
C)  people are an unlimited resource. 
D)  people cannot support through technology larger populations. 
A)  there is an optimal population size. 
B)  there are limits to population growth. 
C)  people are an unlimited resource. 
D)  people cannot support through technology larger populations.

Question 9

Most species depend on:

Accepted Answer

A)  other species for food or other needs. 
B)  themselves. 
C)  the lack of interdependence in nature to survive. 
D)  an inability to adjust to changing environments to survive. 
A)  other species for food or other needs. 
B)  themselves. 
C)  the lack of interdependence in nature to survive. 
D)  an inability to adjust to changing environments to survive.

Question 10

The science concerned with the interactions between living things and their environment is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  soil science. 
B)  political science. 
C)  physics. 
D)  ecology. 
A)  soil science. 
B)  political science. 
C)  physics. 
D)  ecology.

Question 11

China and India would not have had to comply with the Kyoto Protocol to reduce emissions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the leading cause for the increase in energy cost?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saddam Hussein's torching of oil wells during the Gulf War. 
B)  The ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. 
C)  The growth of the world economy. 
D)  The greed of a few oil moguls who control the resources and the political machines that regulate the oil markets worldwide. 
A)  Saddam Hussein's torching of oil wells during the Gulf War. 
B)  The ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. 
C)  The growth of the world economy. 
D)  The greed of a few oil moguls who control the resources and the political machines that regulate the oil markets worldwide.

Question 13

In 1798 "An Essay on the Principle of Population as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society" was written by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Diderot. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  Charles Darwin. 
D)  Thomas Malthus. 
A)  Diderot. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  Charles Darwin. 
D)  Thomas Malthus.

Question 14

Which of the following social sciences has, along with geographers, considered the location of cities, the effect of environment on culture, and why some areas develop rather than others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economists. 
B)  Sociologists. 
C)  Psychologists. 
D)  Anthropologists. 
A)  Economists. 
B)  Sociologists. 
C)  Psychologists. 
D)  Anthropologists.

Question 15

The current world death rate is more than 50.0 per thousand, which is higher than in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some pollution is an inevitable consequence of production, presenting society with a:

Accepted Answer

A)  tradeoff involving both costs and benefits. 
B)  standoff with no losers. 
C)  problem that can only be solved by technology. 
D)  clear choice without any debate. 
A)  tradeoff involving both costs and benefits. 
B)  standoff with no losers. 
C)  problem that can only be solved by technology. 
D)  clear choice without any debate.

Question 17

The United States met the year 2000 deadline for emission control set by the Kyoto Protocol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Large and rapid increases in population in the developing areas of the world often occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  and lower standards of living. 
B)  with only positive economic consequences. 
C)  and reduce the danger of food shortages. 
D)  without social consequences. 
A)  and lower standards of living. 
B)  with only positive economic consequences. 
C)  and reduce the danger of food shortages. 
D)  without social consequences.

Question 19

Thomas Malthus was interested in the relationship of population to the means of human subsistence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A census is an official, systematic count of the number of people who live in an area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

The increase in the price of gas has caused American consumers to conserve energy by traveling less.

Birth control has not been effective in slowing population growth in the United States.

Compare and contrast the theories of Thomas Robert Malthus and Julian Simon.

The birthrate in Europe and the United States has been rising since the year 1800.

Geography considers all of the following except:

Julian Simon argues that there can be no such thing as too many people.

The Malthusian Theory is the idea that the means of subsistence tends to outrun the growth of population.

Julian Simon argues that:

Most species depend on:

The science concerned with the interactions between living things and their environment is called:

China and India would not have had to comply with the Kyoto Protocol to reduce emissions.

What is the leading cause for the increase in energy cost?

In 1798 "An Essay on the Principle of Population as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society" was written by:

Which of the following social sciences has, along with geographers, considered the location of cities, the effect of environment on culture, and why some areas develop rather than others?

The current world death rate is more than 50.0 per thousand, which is higher than in the past.

Some pollution is an inevitable consequence of production, presenting society with a:

The United States met the year 2000 deadline for emission control set by the Kyoto Protocol.

Large and rapid increases in population in the developing areas of the world often occur:

Thomas Malthus was interested in the relationship of population to the means of human subsistence.

A census is an official, systematic count of the number of people who live in an area.

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