Question 1

In the concentric zone model,Zone 3 was:

Accepted Answer

A) the central business district 
B) zone of working class homes 
C) residential zone 
D) commuter zone 
E) zone of transition 
A) the central business district 
B) zone of working class homes 
C) residential zone 
D) commuter zone 
E) zone of transition

Question 2

Explain all of the stages in the theory of the demographic transition.What evidence supports this model? What evidence contradicts it?

Accepted Answer

The theory of demographic transition is

Question 3

How do preindustrial and industrial cities differ?

Accepted Answer

A) preindustrial cities were typically smaller 
B) preindustrial cities were less densely populated 
C) preindustrial cities were built within protective walls 
D) preindustrial cities were less socially complex 
E) all of these choices 
A) preindustrial cities were typically smaller 
B) preindustrial cities were less densely populated 
C) preindustrial cities were built within protective walls 
D) preindustrial cities were less socially complex 
E) all of these choices

Question 4

In comparison to rich countries,urbanization is expected to ____ in semi-industrialized countries.

Accepted Answer

A) decrease 
B) increase faster 
C) be consistent 
D) be equal as 
E) None of the above. 
A) decrease 
B) increase faster 
C) be consistent 
D) be equal as 
E) None of the above.

Question 5

Human ecology theory:

Accepted Answer

A) stresses that city growth is a process rooted in power relations toward profit. 
B) holds that cities grow in ever-expanding concentric circles. 
C) economic underdevelopment results from poor countries lacking Western attributes. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) stresses that city growth is a process rooted in power relations toward profit. 
B) holds that cities grow in ever-expanding concentric circles. 
C) economic underdevelopment results from poor countries lacking Western attributes. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 6

Which stage of demographic transition theory involved a high crude death rate and a high crude birth rate?

Accepted Answer

A) preindustrial stage 
B) early industrial stage 
C) mature industrial stage 
D) postindustrial stage 
E) All of the above. 
A) preindustrial stage 
B) early industrial stage 
C) mature industrial stage 
D) postindustrial stage 
E) All of the above.

Question 7

What is ecological succession?

Accepted Answer

Ecological succession in the theory of h

Question 8

Define exurbs.

Accepted Answer

Exurbs are rural res

Question 9

In the mid-1980s,tens of thousands of people died in Western Sudan even though three million sacks of grain to prevent famine were given to the country.The people died because:

Accepted Answer

A) Western aid workers failed to listen to the Sudanese people about their basic medical and sanitary needs 
B) people lacked clean water 
C) people lacked decent sanitation 
D) the Sudanese people did not receive vaccinations against various diseases 
E) all of these choices 
A) Western aid workers failed to listen to the Sudanese people about their basic medical and sanitary needs 
B) people lacked clean water 
C) people lacked decent sanitation 
D) the Sudanese people did not receive vaccinations against various diseases 
E) all of these choices

Question 10

According to Marx,overpopulation is the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) exploitation of the workers by their employers 
B) exploitation of women by men 
C) poverty 
D) a and c 
E) the unchecked growth of the middle class 
A) exploitation of the workers by their employers 
B) exploitation of women by men 
C) poverty 
D) a and c 
E) the unchecked growth of the middle class

Question 11

The movie 8 Mile depicts the separation of the rich and the poor in the most racially segregated city in the United States.Which city is portrayed?

Accepted Answer

A) Chicago 
B) Cleveland 
C) Milwaukee 
D) Detroit 
E) New York 
A) Chicago 
B) Cleveland 
C) Milwaukee 
D) Detroit 
E) New York

Question 12

Sociologists who study population trends and patterns are called:

Accepted Answer

A) urban sociologists 
B) demographers 
C) urban statisticians 
D) demographic transition theorists 
E) urban geographers 
A) urban sociologists 
B) demographers 
C) urban statisticians 
D) demographic transition theorists 
E) urban geographers

Question 13

Sociologists who distinguished themselves by their vividly detailed descriptions and analyses of urban life,backed up by careful in-depth interviews,surveys,and maps showing the distribution of various features of the social landscape were known as:

Accepted Answer

A) the neomodernists 
B) the postmodernists 
C) the Chicago School 
D) the New School 
E) the Bauhaus 
A) the neomodernists 
B) the postmodernists 
C) the Chicago School 
D) the New School 
E) the Bauhaus

Question 14

War,pestilence,and famine were called ____ checks by Thomas Malthus.

Accepted Answer

A) preventive measures 
B) vices 
C) positive checks 
D) fertility control 
E) negative checks 
A) preventive measures 
B) vices 
C) positive checks 
D) fertility control 
E) negative checks

Question 15

Define replacement level.

Accepted Answer

The replacement level is the number of c

Question 16

According to Malthus,population growth is limited by abortion,infanticide,and prostitution.He called these:

Accepted Answer

A) positive checks 
B) cultural measures 
C) preventive measures 
D) population implosions 
E) fertility control 
A) positive checks 
B) cultural measures 
C) preventive measures 
D) population implosions 
E) fertility control

Question 17

Gentrification is the process of lower-class people lowering the value of inner city properties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Malthus,which of the following are forces hold population growth in check?

Accepted Answer

A) preventive measures 
B) "advices" 
C) positive checks 
D) all of these choices 
E) preventive measures and positive checks 
A) preventive measures 
B) "advices" 
C) positive checks 
D) all of these choices 
E) preventive measures and positive checks

Question 19

Which city is the largest in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Chicago,IL 
B) Los Angeles,CA 
C) Houston,TX 
D) Philadelphia,PA 
E) New York,NY 
A) Chicago,IL 
B) Los Angeles,CA 
C) Houston,TX 
D) Philadelphia,PA 
E) New York,NY

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of demographic transition theory?

Accepted Answer

A) preindustrial 
B) early industrial 
C) middle industrial 
D) mature industrial 
E) postindustrial 
A) preindustrial 
B) early industrial 
C) middle industrial 
D) mature industrial 
E) postindustrial

Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

In the concentric zone model,Zone 3 was:

Explain all of the stages in the theory of the demographic transition.What evidence supports this model? What evidence contradicts it?

How do preindustrial and industrial cities differ?

In comparison to rich countries,urbanization is expected to ____ in semi-industrialized countries.

Human ecology theory:

Which stage of demographic transition theory involved a high crude death rate and a high crude birth rate?

What is ecological succession?

Define exurbs.

In the mid-1980s,tens of thousands of people died in Western Sudan even though three million sacks of grain to prevent famine were given to the country.The people died because:

According to Marx,overpopulation is the result of:

The movie 8 Mile depicts the separation of the rich and the poor in the most racially segregated city in the United States.Which city is portrayed?

Sociologists who study population trends and patterns are called:

Sociologists who distinguished themselves by their vividly detailed descriptions and analyses of urban life,backed up by careful in-depth interviews,surveys,and maps showing the distribution of various features of the social landscape were known as:

War,pestilence,and famine were called ____ checks by Thomas Malthus.

Define replacement level.

According to Malthus,population growth is limited by abortion,infanticide,and prostitution.He called these:

Gentrification is the process of lower-class people lowering the value of inner city properties.

According to Malthus,which of the following are forces hold population growth in check?

Which city is the largest in the United States?

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of demographic transition theory?

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