Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

Kerala,one of the poorer Indian states,was marked by low fertility rates in 1991,in spite of not being highly industrialized.Why does the case of Kerala contradict the common assumption that impoverished regions display high fertility rates and population growth?

What was the largest metropolitan area in 1900?

Explain why Kerala has such a low total fertility rate.What do we learn from this example that can be applied elsewhere?

In North America,the urban population is expected to increase from ____ to ____ between 1996 and 2030?

Suburbanism is a way of life outside city centers that is organized mainly around the needs of children and involves higher levels of conformity and sociability than life in the central city.

Among the world's 10 largest cities in 2015,only one will be in a highly industrialized country.All the others will be in developing countries.Which city will this be?

Which of the following are major trends of social change?

Brazil is more urbanized than the United States.

A new way of life developed when millions of single-family detached homes were built for the corporate middle class outside the political boundaries of cities.This new way of life was called:

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

Demographers have found that reductions in fertility occur only when the standard of living increases.

One of the facts that casts doubt on Malthus's predictions regarding population growth is that technological advances have:

According to demographic transition theory,in which stage of growth does a large proportion of the population die every year due to inadequate nutrition,poor hygiene,and uncontrollable disease?

The process by which urban populations and their activities become more complex and heterogeneous over time is called:

Which is a contention about Malthus's theory?

According to ____,the main factors underlying population dynamics are industrialization and the growth of modern cultural values.

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?

Which statement is true of the city Rio De Janeiro,Brazil?

According to Louis Wirth,____ life involves frequent face-to-face interaction among a few people who tend to share common values,tradition,and a collective identity:

Malthus was opposed to the use of abortion,infanticide,and prostitution to shape the population.He called them: