Question 1

When people move out of a country it is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Newcomers to small-town America tend to be older and less educated than old-time residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

John Logan and Harvey Molotch portray cities as machines that are fueled by investors,politicians,businesses,property owners,real estate developers,urban planners,the mass media,and others.They say that these groups compose a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) gentrification coalition 
B) urban ruling class 
C) city elite 
D) growth coalition 
E) coalition of social architects 
A) gentrification coalition 
B) urban ruling class 
C) city elite 
D) growth coalition 
E) coalition of social architects

Question 4

Which theory especially suggests that the main factors underlying population dynamics are industrialization and the growth of modern cultural values?

Accepted Answer

A) human ecology theory 
B) demographic transition theory 
C) Marxist theory 
D) Malthusian theory 
E) None of the above. 
A) human ecology theory 
B) demographic transition theory 
C) Marxist theory 
D) Malthusian theory 
E) None of the above.

Question 5

What are demographers?

Accepted Answer

Demographers are soc

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the features of the postmodern city?

Accepted Answer

A) it is more privatized than the corporate city 
B) it is more fragmented that the corporate city 
C) it is more globalized than the corporate city 
D) it is more suburbanized than the corporate city 
A) it is more privatized than the corporate city 
B) it is more fragmented that the corporate city 
C) it is more globalized than the corporate city 
D) it is more suburbanized than the corporate city

Question 7

According to demographic transition theory,in which stage of population development do most people want to have as many children as possible?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the declines in South Korea's total fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A) land reform 
B) agrarian expansion 
C) urbanization 
D) higher education attainment 
E) industrialization 
A) land reform 
B) agrarian expansion 
C) urbanization 
D) higher education attainment 
E) industrialization

Question 9

The main purpose of demography is to:

Accepted Answer

A) figure out why the size,geographical distribution,and social composition of human populations change over time. 
B) figure out the social and geographical patterns of social inequality. 
C) figure out root social and economic causes of urban crime. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) figure out why the size,geographical distribution,and social composition of human populations change over time. 
B) figure out the social and geographical patterns of social inequality. 
C) figure out root social and economic causes of urban crime. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 10

Urban sociologists have studied patterns of migration in and around cities.One recurrent pattern involves members of the middle-class moving to the suburbs,with working-class and poor immigrants moving into the inner city.This pattern is a type of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Describe the concentric zones of Chicago in the 1920s.Can this model be applied to cities today?

Accepted Answer

In the 1920s, sociologist Ernest Burgess

Question 12

According to Malthus,what 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) welfare 
E) demographic transition 
A) the population control system 
B) the criminal justice system 
C) the Malthusian trap 
D) welfare 
E) demographic transition

Question 13

What is the Malthusian trap?

Accepted Answer

The Malthusian trap refers to

Question 14

According to Brym and Lie,the view that cities are typically alienating and anomic (or normless)is:

Accepted Answer

A) an oversimplification 
B) accurate,but not for North America 
C) ambiguous 
D) accurate 
E) accurate,but only for North America 
A) an oversimplification 
B) accurate,but not for North America 
C) ambiguous 
D) accurate 
E) accurate,but only for North America

Question 15

The annual number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population is:

Accepted Answer

A) the crude death rate 
B) the crude birth rate 
C) the refined death rate 
D) the total death rate 
E) the death rate 
A) the crude death rate 
B) the crude birth rate 
C) the refined death rate 
D) the total death rate 
E) the death rate

Question 16

Most of the fastest growing cities in the world today are in what kind of countries?

Accepted Answer

A) industrialized countries 
B) semi-industrialized countries 
C) peripheral countries 
D) postindustrial countries 
E) postmodern countries 
A) industrialized countries 
B) semi-industrialized countries 
C) peripheral countries 
D) postindustrial countries 
E) postmodern countries

Question 17

Not taking emigration and immigration into account,the number of children each woman must have on average for population size of a country to remain stable is:

Accepted Answer

A) 1.1 
B) 2.1 
C) 3.1 
D) 4.1 
E) 5.1 
A) 1.1 
B) 2.1 
C) 3.1 
D) 4.1 
E) 5.1

Question 18

Compare and contrast a rural city,an urban city,a corporate city,and a postmodern city.What is the style of life in each?

Accepted Answer

A rural city is typically characterized

Question 19

What social policies can a modern North American country adopt to maintain a stable population size?

Accepted Answer

There are several social policies that a

Question 20

What term refers to the process that takes place when a distinct group of people moves from one area to another and another group moves into the old area to replace the first group?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

When people move out of a country it is called:

Newcomers to small-town America tend to be older and less educated than old-time residents.

John Logan and Harvey Molotch portray cities as machines that are fueled by investors,politicians,businesses,property owners,real estate developers,urban planners,the mass media,and others.They say that these groups compose a(n):

Which theory especially suggests that the main factors underlying population dynamics are industrialization and the growth of modern cultural values?

What are demographers?

Which of the following is NOT one of the features of the postmodern city?

According to demographic transition theory,in which stage of population development do most people want to have as many children as possible?

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the declines in South Korea's total fertility rate?

The main purpose of demography is to:

Urban sociologists have studied patterns of migration in and around cities.One recurrent pattern involves members of the middle-class moving to the suburbs,with working-class and poor immigrants moving into the inner city.This pattern is a type of:

Describe the concentric zones of Chicago in the 1920s.Can this model be applied to cities today?

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

What is the Malthusian trap?

According to Brym and Lie,the view that cities are typically alienating and anomic (or normless)is:

The annual number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population is:

Most of the fastest growing cities in the world today are in what kind of countries?

Not taking emigration and immigration into account,the number of children each woman must have on average for population size of a country to remain stable is:

Compare and contrast a rural city,an urban city,a corporate city,and a postmodern city.What is the style of life in each?

What social policies can a modern North American country adopt to maintain a stable population size?

What term refers to the process that takes place when a distinct group of people moves from one area to another and another group moves into the old area to replace the first group?

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