Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The historical pattern of fertility in E

Question 2

Which of the following strategies did the government in the state of Kerala,India,NOT use to lower the total fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A) the government helped create a realistic alternative to a life of continuous childbirths 
B) the government initiated forced sterilization programs 
C) the government increased women's participation in the paid labor force 
D) the government made family planning widely available 
E) the government organized successful campaigns and programs to educate women 
A) the government helped create a realistic alternative to a life of continuous childbirths 
B) the government initiated forced sterilization programs 
C) the government increased women's participation in the paid labor force 
D) the government made family planning widely available 
E) the government organized successful campaigns and programs to educate women

Question 3

According to Marx,the only way to solve the problem of overpopulation is to first solve which social problem?

Accepted Answer

A) poverty 
B) poor education regarding birth control 
C) inadequate medical care 
D) inadequate childcare 
E) all of these choices 
A) poverty 
B) poor education regarding birth control 
C) inadequate medical care 
D) inadequate childcare 
E) all of these choices

Question 4

In 1960,South Korea had a total fertility rate of 6.0.Yet by 1989,South Korea's total fertility rate had dropped to a mere 1.6.What first prompted this dramatic decrease in the total fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A) industrialization 
B) land reform 
C) political reforms 
D) unemployment 
E) the forced sterilization program 
A) industrialization 
B) land reform 
C) political reforms 
D) unemployment 
E) the forced sterilization program

Question 5

The members of The Chicago School defined the city of Chicago as more than just a collection of socially segregated buildings,places,and people.It also involved a way of life that was reflected in attitudes,traditions,and sentiments that they called:

Accepted Answer

A) urban culture 
B) the urban beat 
C) the urban core 
D) urbanism 
E) the urban syndrome 
A) urban culture 
B) the urban beat 
C) the urban core 
D) urbanism 
E) the urban syndrome

Question 6

According to Thomas Malthus,because the food supply increases geometrically,a population will always have enough to eat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

While some parts of Marx's analysis of overpopulation are incorrect,a core idea in Marx's views on the overpopulation problem is correct.Which of the following is that core idea?

Accepted Answer

A) the social organization of capitalism is a cause of overpopulation 
B) social inequality is a cause of overpopulation 
C) the domination of workers by employers is a cause of overpopulation 
D) positive checks on population growth do work 
E) preventive checks on population growth do work 
A) the social organization of capitalism is a cause of overpopulation 
B) social inequality is a cause of overpopulation 
C) the domination of workers by employers is a cause of overpopulation 
D) positive checks on population growth do work 
E) preventive checks on population growth do work

Question 8

The Malthusian trap refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) a cycle of population growth followed by an outbreak of war,pestilence,or famine that keeps population growth in check. 
B) the annual number of deaths due to poor nutrition,hygiene,and uncontrollable disease. 
C) the process by which urban populations and their activities become more complex and heterogeneous over time. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) a cycle of population growth followed by an outbreak of war,pestilence,or famine that keeps population growth in check. 
B) the annual number of deaths due to poor nutrition,hygiene,and uncontrollable disease. 
C) the process by which urban populations and their activities become more complex and heterogeneous over time. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 9

Which region is one of the most prosperous regions of the world,despite its rapid population growth over the past 200 years?

Accepted Answer

A) Western Europe 
B) Latin America 
C) the Caribbean 
D) the Western Pacific 
E) South America 
A) Western Europe 
B) Latin America 
C) the Caribbean 
D) the Western Pacific 
E) South America

Question 10

Which country has the highest fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Niger 
B) Liberia 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Taiwan 
E) Mexico 
A) Niger 
B) Liberia 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Taiwan 
E) Mexico

Question 11

Malthus's theory is based upon which of the following assumptions?

Accepted Answer

A) people must eat 
B) people are driven to procreate 
C) people are driven to live in groups 
D) people must eat and are driven to live in groups 
E) people must eat and are driven to procreate 
A) people must eat 
B) people are driven to procreate 
C) people are driven to live in groups 
D) people must eat and are driven to live in groups 
E) people must eat and are driven to procreate

Question 12

According to Malthus,which system would enable the poor to buy more food and have more children,thus making them even poorer?

Accepted Answer

A) the population control system 
B) the criminal justice system 
C) the Malthusian trap 
D) the demographic transition 
E) none of these choices 
A) the population control system 
B) the criminal justice system 
C) the Malthusian trap 
D) the demographic transition 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

When people move into a country it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) immigration 
B) in-migration 
C) emigration 
D) out-migration 
E) immigration and in-migration 
A) immigration 
B) in-migration 
C) emigration 
D) out-migration 
E) immigration and in-migration

Question 14

Define suburbanism.

Accepted Answer

Suburbanism is a way of life o

Question 15

According to the research of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen,famine is not caused by underproduction or overproduction of food but by:

Accepted Answer

A) hoarding 
B) lack of food 
C) poor quality of food 
D) poor sanitation 
E) inequality of access to food 
A) hoarding 
B) lack of food 
C) poor quality of food 
D) poor sanitation 
E) inequality of access to food

Question 16

Ten thousand years before the birth of Christ there were only about ____ people in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 million 
B) 26 million 
C) 46 million 
D) 66 million 
E) 86 million 
A) 6 million 
B) 26 million 
C) 46 million 
D) 66 million 
E) 86 million

Question 17

According to sociologists,population growth is a process governed less by natural laws than by:

Accepted Answer

A) the natural world 
B) social forces 
C) evolution 
D) genetics 
E) biology (e.g.,fertility) 
A) the natural world 
B) social forces 
C) evolution 
D) genetics 
E) biology (e.g.,fertility)

Question 18

Which of the following are NOT some of the ways that preindustrial and industrial cities differ?

Accepted Answer

A) preindustrial cities suffered higher levels of crime 
B) preindustrial cities were less densely populated 
C) preindustrial cities were built within protective walls 
D) industrial cities were remarkably complex 
E) preindustrial cities were typically smaller 
A) preindustrial cities suffered higher levels of crime 
B) preindustrial cities were less densely populated 
C) preindustrial cities were built within protective walls 
D) industrial cities were remarkably complex 
E) preindustrial cities were typically smaller

Question 19

By lowering the level of ____,the government of Kerala solved its overpopulation problem.

Accepted Answer

A) class inequality 
B) gender inequality 
C) civic inequality 
D) normal inequality 
E) none of these choices 
A) class inequality 
B) gender inequality 
C) civic inequality 
D) normal inequality 
E) none of these choices

Question 20

The great cities of the world grew up along with the modern factory,which drew hundreds of millions of people out of the countryside and transformed them into urban,industrial workers.Therefore,sociologists say that:

Accepted Answer

A) urbanization results from industrialization to a degree 
B) industrialization was created by urbanization 
C) urbanization causes industrialization 
D) urbanization and industrialization are coincidental developments 
E) none of these choices 
A) urbanization results from industrialization to a degree 
B) industrialization was created by urbanization 
C) urbanization causes industrialization 
D) urbanization and industrialization are coincidental developments 
E) none of these choices

Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

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

Which of the following strategies did the government in the state of Kerala,India,NOT use to lower the total fertility rate?

According to Marx,the only way to solve the problem of overpopulation is to first solve which social problem?

In 1960,South Korea had a total fertility rate of 6.0.Yet by 1989,South Korea's total fertility rate had dropped to a mere 1.6.What first prompted this dramatic decrease in the total fertility rate?

The members of The Chicago School defined the city of Chicago as more than just a collection of socially segregated buildings,places,and people.It also involved a way of life that was reflected in attitudes,traditions,and sentiments that they called:

According to Thomas Malthus,because the food supply increases geometrically,a population will always have enough to eat.

While some parts of Marx's analysis of overpopulation are incorrect,a core idea in Marx's views on the overpopulation problem is correct.Which of the following is that core idea?

The Malthusian trap refers to:

Which region is one of the most prosperous regions of the world,despite its rapid population growth over the past 200 years?

Which country has the highest fertility rate?

Malthus's theory is based upon which of the following assumptions?

According to Malthus,which system would enable the poor to buy more food and have more children,thus making them even poorer?

When people move into a country it is called:

Define suburbanism.

According to the research of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen,famine is not caused by underproduction or overproduction of food but by:

Ten thousand years before the birth of Christ there were only about ____ people in the world.

According to sociologists,population growth is a process governed less by natural laws than by:

Which of the following are NOT some of the ways that preindustrial and industrial cities differ?

By lowering the level of ____,the government of Kerala solved its overpopulation problem.

The great cities of the world grew up along with the modern factory,which drew hundreds of millions of people out of the countryside and transformed them into urban,industrial workers.Therefore,sociologists say that:

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