Question 1

In the concentric zone model,Zone 1 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

Which is a main feature of the postmodern city?

Accepted Answer

A) privatized 
B) fragmented 
C) globalized 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) privatized 
B) fragmented 
C) globalized 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 3

In India,the state of Kerala had a total fertility rate of 1.8 in 1991,which was half of India's national rate.How did Kerala achieve this remarkable feat?

Accepted Answer

A) by means of a yearlong public relations campaign on overpopulation 
B) by devoting most of the state budget to contraception 
C) by becoming a highly industrialized region 
D) good luck 
E) none of these choices 
A) by means of a yearlong public relations campaign on overpopulation 
B) by devoting most of the state budget to contraception 
C) by becoming a highly industrialized region 
D) good luck 
E) none of these choices

Question 4

In Chicago in the 1920s,Zone 1 was the "zone of transition" where there was great competition between residential and commercial interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the three social processes that animate the growth of cities according to the theory of human ecology?

Accepted Answer

A) stratification 
B) differentiation 
C) competition 
D) ecological succession 
A) stratification 
B) differentiation 
C) competition 
D) ecological succession

Question 6

The number of children each women must have on average for population size to remain stable is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the refined birth rate 
B) the crude birth rate 
C) total fertility rate 
D) the replacement level 
E) the adjusted birth rate 
A) the refined birth rate 
B) the crude birth rate 
C) total fertility rate 
D) the replacement level 
E) the adjusted birth rate

Question 7

Marx's analysis of overpopulation is based on the idea that capitalism can never generate enough prosperity to solve the overpopulation problem.However,he was wrong because overpopulation is not a serious problem in modern capitalist countries like the United States and Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Many analysts project that the world population will pass the ____ mark around 2100.

Accepted Answer

A) 7 billion 
B) 8 billion 
C) 9 billion 
D) 10 billion 
E) 11 billion 
A) 7 billion 
B) 8 billion 
C) 9 billion 
D) 10 billion 
E) 11 billion

Question 9

Discuss the positive and negative effects of gentrification on an inner city

Accepted Answer

Gentrification in inner cities can have

Question 10

According to Louis Wirth,____ life involves the absence of community and close personal relationships and extensive exposure to many different people

Accepted Answer

A) urban 
B) rural 
C) suburban 
D) exurban 
E) sub rural 
A) urban 
B) rural 
C) suburban 
D) exurban 
E) sub rural

Question 11

The view that cities grow in ever-expanding concentric circles is associated with which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) internal colonialism 
B) differentiation 
C) concentric zone theory 
D) urban renewal 
E) zoned theory 
A) internal colonialism 
B) differentiation 
C) concentric zone theory 
D) urban renewal 
E) zoned theory

Question 12

The annual number of live births per 1,000 women in a population is known as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Compare and contrast the approaches of the Chicago School and the new urban sociologists to the study of the city.

Accepted Answer

The Chicago School and the new urban soc

Question 14

Recent demographic research drives home the point that population growth and its negative consequences:

Accepted Answer

A) are created by natural disasters 
B) do not just stem from natural causes 
C) have been created by more egalitarian gender roles 
D) are simply responses to industrialization and modernization 
E) are the fault of human evolution 
A) are created by natural disasters 
B) do not just stem from natural causes 
C) have been created by more egalitarian gender roles 
D) are simply responses to industrialization and modernization 
E) are the fault of human evolution

Question 15

The ____ city refers to the growing post-World War II perception and organization of the North American city as a vehicle for capital accumulation.

Accepted Answer

A) postmodern 
B) urban 
C) metropolitan 
D) corporate 
E) None of the above. 
A) postmodern 
B) urban 
C) metropolitan 
D) corporate 
E) None of the above.

Question 16

Construct your own essay question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and answer.

Accepted Answer

Essay Question: How does the concept of

Question 17

____ plays a major role in causing the movement of people from countryside to city.

Accepted Answer

A) industrialization 
B) sociology 
C) social equality 
D) social organization 
E) Christianity 
A) industrialization 
B) sociology 
C) social equality 
D) social organization 
E) Christianity

Question 18

Who argued that the problem of overpopulation is specific to capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Weber 
B) Marx 
C) Engels 
D) Malthus 
E) Durer 
A) Weber 
B) Marx 
C) Engels 
D) Malthus 
E) Durer

Question 19

What factors,aside from the level of industrialization,affect population growth?

Accepted Answer

The level of social inequality

Question 20

Which of the following factors have sociologists focused on as the two major social determinants of population growth?

Accepted Answer

A) industrialization and socialization 
B) social inequality and industrialization 
C) capitalism and Christianity 
D) socialism and industrialization 
E) Christianity and social inequality 
A) industrialization and socialization 
B) social inequality and industrialization 
C) capitalism and Christianity 
D) socialism and industrialization 
E) Christianity and social inequality

Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

In the concentric zone model,Zone 1 was:

Which is a main feature of the postmodern city?

In India,the state of Kerala had a total fertility rate of 1.8 in 1991,which was half of India's national rate.How did Kerala achieve this remarkable feat?

In Chicago in the 1920s,Zone 1 was the "zone of transition" where there was great competition between residential and commercial interests.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three social processes that animate the growth of cities according to the theory of human ecology?

The number of children each women must have on average for population size to remain stable is called:

Marx's analysis of overpopulation is based on the idea that capitalism can never generate enough prosperity to solve the overpopulation problem.However,he was wrong because overpopulation is not a serious problem in modern capitalist countries like the United States and Germany.

Many analysts project that the world population will pass the ____ mark around 2100.

Discuss the positive and negative effects of gentrification on an inner city

According to Louis Wirth,____ life involves the absence of community and close personal relationships and extensive exposure to many different people

The view that cities grow in ever-expanding concentric circles is associated with which theory?

The annual number of live births per 1,000 women in a population is known as:

Compare and contrast the approaches of the Chicago School and the new urban sociologists to the study of the city.

Recent demographic research drives home the point that population growth and its negative consequences:

The ____ city refers to the growing post-World War II perception and organization of the North American city as a vehicle for capital accumulation.

Construct your own essay question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and answer.

____ plays a major role in causing the movement of people from countryside to city.

Who argued that the problem of overpopulation is specific to capitalism?

What factors,aside from the level of industrialization,affect population growth?

Which of the following factors have sociologists focused on as the two major social determinants of population growth?

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