Question 1

The world adds almost 700,000 people each day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

_____ is the scientific study of human populations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Epidemiology 
B)  Physiology 
C)  Geology 
D)  Demography 
E)  Biometrics 
A)  Epidemiology 
B)  Physiology 
C)  Geology 
D)  Demography 
E)  Biometrics

Question 3

Which of the following is true of migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  One-quarter of the migrants in the United States are unauthorized. 
B)  By 2050, the total number of international migrants is expected to come down by half. 
C)  People who move into a country are called emigrants. 
D)  Mexico has the highest percentage of the world's migrants. 
E)  The United States has less than five percent of the world's migrants. 
A)  One-quarter of the migrants in the United States are unauthorized. 
B)  By 2050, the total number of international migrants is expected to come down by half. 
C)  People who move into a country are called emigrants. 
D)  Mexico has the highest percentage of the world's migrants. 
E)  The United States has less than five percent of the world's migrants.

Question 4

Ralph believes that urban development is a political tactic and is controlled by laws that favor the rich.Ralph's views represent the _____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  conflict theorist 
D)  feminist theorist 
E)  fundamentalist 
A)  functionalist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  conflict theorist 
D)  feminist theorist 
E)  fundamentalist

Question 5

Describe the first stage of demographic transition theory.

Accepted Answer

The first stage of demographic transitio

Question 6

Of all available water worldwide, 70 percent is consumed:

Accepted Answer

A)  by industries 
B)  for residential use 
C)  for agriculture 
D)  by water parks 
E)  for landscaping 
A)  by industries 
B)  for residential use 
C)  for agriculture 
D)  by water parks 
E)  for landscaping

Question 7

Urban ecology studies the relationships between:

Accepted Answer

A)  urbanization and its effect on the economy. 
B)  urban development and its effect on the environment. 
C)  different people living in urban neighborhoods. 
D)  people and urban environments. 
E)  people's lifestyles and their residential preferences. 
A)  urbanization and its effect on the economy. 
B)  urban development and its effect on the environment. 
C)  different people living in urban neighborhoods. 
D)  people and urban environments. 
E)  people's lifestyles and their residential preferences.

Question 8

Sector theory was proposed by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Park 
B)  Homer Hoyt 
C)  Chauncey Harris 
D)  Edward Ullman 
E)  Ernest Burgess 
A)  Robert Park 
B)  Homer Hoyt 
C)  Chauncey Harris 
D)  Edward Ullman 
E)  Ernest Burgess

Question 9

Which of the following is a primary reason or factor that causes the greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon dioxide emissions 
B)  Hurricanes 
C)  Clean energy sources 
D)  Green marketing 
E)  Afforestation 
A)  Carbon dioxide emissions 
B)  Hurricanes 
C)  Clean energy sources 
D)  Green marketing 
E)  Afforestation

Question 10

The rapid, unplanned, and uncontrolled spread of development into regions adjacent to cities is called urban sprawl.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One of the benefits of suburbanization is more privacy and space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

If Bryan moved from New Zealand to London, he will be an emigrant in London.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Define urban sprawl and job sprawl.

Accepted Answer

Urban sprawl is the rapid, unplanned, an

Question 14

The _____ is a community of living and non-living organisms that share a physical environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  stratosphere 
B)  ecosystem 
C)  exurb 
D)  topography 
E)  microclimate 
A)  stratosphere 
B)  ecosystem 
C)  exurb 
D)  topography 
E)  microclimate

Question 15

What is the feminist perspective on gender roles and safety?

Accepted Answer

Feminist theories emphasize gender-relat

Question 16

Most of the pipes in the United States, especially in cities along the eastern seaboard, are nearly 200 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the three main factors that determine a growth or decline in population?

Accepted Answer

The three main factors that determine a

Question 18

Caroline works for a corporation in Oriel, a city that accommodates more than 10 million inhabitants.Oriel would be known as a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  suburb city 
B)  exurb 
C)  alpha city 
D)  global city 
E)  megacity 
A)  suburb city 
B)  exurb 
C)  alpha city 
D)  global city 
E)  megacity

Question 19

Describe gentrification.

Accepted Answer

Gentrification is a process in which upp

Question 20

Which of the following countries will be the world's largest by 2050?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  United States 
E)  Indonesia 
A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  United States 
E)  Indonesia

The world adds almost 700,000 people each day.

_____ is the scientific study of human populations.

Which of the following is true of migration?

Ralph believes that urban development is a political tactic and is controlled by laws that favor the rich.Ralph's views represent the _____ perspective.

Describe the first stage of demographic transition theory.

Of all available water worldwide, 70 percent is consumed:

Urban ecology studies the relationships between:

Sector theory was proposed by _____.

Which of the following is a primary reason or factor that causes the greenhouse effect?

The rapid, unplanned, and uncontrolled spread of development into regions adjacent to cities is called urban sprawl.

One of the benefits of suburbanization is more privacy and space.

If Bryan moved from New Zealand to London, he will be an emigrant in London.

Define urban sprawl and job sprawl.

The _____ is a community of living and non-living organisms that share a physical environment.

What is the feminist perspective on gender roles and safety?

Most of the pipes in the United States, especially in cities along the eastern seaboard, are nearly 200 years old.

What are the three main factors that determine a growth or decline in population?

Caroline works for a corporation in Oriel, a city that accommodates more than 10 million inhabitants.Oriel would be known as a(n) _____.

Describe gentrification.

Which of the following countries will be the world's largest by 2050?

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Exam 15: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

The world adds almost 700,000 people each day.

_____ is the scientific study of human populations.

Which of the following is true of migration?

Ralph believes that urban development is a political tactic and is controlled by laws that favor the rich.Ralph's views represent the _____ perspective.

Describe the first stage of demographic transition theory.

Of all available water worldwide, 70 percent is consumed:

Urban ecology studies the relationships between:

Sector theory was proposed by _____.

Which of the following is a primary reason or factor that causes the greenhouse effect?

The rapid, unplanned, and uncontrolled spread of development into regions adjacent to cities is called urban sprawl.

One of the benefits of suburbanization is more privacy and space.

If Bryan moved from New Zealand to London, he will be an emigrant in London.

Define urban sprawl and job sprawl.

The _____ is a community of living and non-living organisms that share a physical environment.

What is the feminist perspective on gender roles and safety?

Most of the pipes in the United States, especially in cities along the eastern seaboard, are nearly 200 years old.

What are the three main factors that determine a growth or decline in population?

Caroline works for a corporation in Oriel, a city that accommodates more than 10 million inhabitants.Oriel would be known as a(n) _____.

Describe gentrification.

Which of the following countries will be the world's largest by 2050?

Thinking Like a Sociologist

Examining Our Social World

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Social Stratification: United States and Global

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

The Economy and Politics

Families and Aging

Education and Religion

Health and Medicine

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

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