Question 1

Throughout most of human history, families had many children because

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A) children were a source of needed labor. 
B) birth control was not reliable. 
C) high death rates meant that many children did not reach adulthood. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) children were a source of needed labor. 
B) birth control was not reliable. 
C) high death rates meant that many children did not reach adulthood. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 2

In general, Snowbelt cities are larger in physical size than Sunbelt cities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is "urbanism as a way of life"? Develop a description of urbanism drawing on ideas of Tönnies, Durkheim, Simmel, and Wirth.In what ways do they agree? Also note points of disagreement.

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"Urbanism as a way of life" refers to th

Question 4

Thomas Robert Malthus claimed that

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A) the world could sustain an ever-larger population. 
B) population increase would eventually bring chaos to the world. 
C) industrialization would reduce the birth rate. 
D) population decrease threatened the world in the future. 
A) the world could sustain an ever-larger population. 
B) population increase would eventually bring chaos to the world. 
C) industrialization would reduce the birth rate. 
D) population decrease threatened the world in the future.

Question 5

Mounting evidence suggests that the average temperature of the planet is

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A) now steady. 
B) rising. 
C) falling. 
D) lower than it has ever been. 
A) now steady. 
B) rising. 
C) falling. 
D) lower than it has ever been.

Question 6

How do population patterns differ in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? What accounts for these differences?

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Population patterns differ in the Northe

Question 7

About when did urban centralization-the industrial metropolis-reach its peak in the United States?

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A) 1900 
B) 1925 
C) 1950 
D) 1975 
A) 1900 
B) 1925 
C) 1950 
D) 1975

Question 8

More than eighty nations have a birth rate below the zero population growth point.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following concepts refers to the optimistic approach to environmental issues that claims science can promote progress and solve environmental problems?

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A) the sustainability thesis 
B) the Malthusian thesis 
C) the limits to growth 
D) the logic of growth 
A) the sustainability thesis 
B) the Malthusian thesis 
C) the limits to growth 
D) the logic of growth

Question 10

According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional, rural societies were built on _____, modern urban societies are held together by _____.

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A) likeness; difference 
B) difference; likeness 
C) money; morals 
D) choice; conformity 
A) likeness; difference 
B) difference; likeness 
C) money; morals 
D) choice; conformity

Question 11

What three urban revolutions have reshaped human societies?

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The three urban revolutions that have re

Question 12

In low-income countries, increasing opportunities available to women are likely to

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A) stimulate the economy, raising economic output. 
B) lower the birth rate. 
C) result in more schooling for women. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) stimulate the economy, raising economic output. 
B) lower the birth rate. 
C) result in more schooling for women. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

The Industrial Revolution influenced urbanization in many ways, including where cities were sited.If you were to look back in history, you would find that almost every U.S.city was founded

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A) in the West. 
B) on an island. 
C) on a waterway. 
D) in a valley. 
A) in the West. 
B) on an island. 
C) on a waterway. 
D) in a valley.

Question 14

The concept "zero population growth" refers to the level of reproduction that

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A) produces a perfect age-sex pyramid. 
B) keeps the sex ratio steady at 100. 
C) maintains population at a steady level. 
D) will take the population steadily downward to zero. 
A) produces a perfect age-sex pyramid. 
B) keeps the sex ratio steady at 100. 
C) maintains population at a steady level. 
D) will take the population steadily downward to zero.

Question 15

If you were to compare Sunbelt cities, such as Houston, to Snowbelt cities, such as Detroit, what differences would you find?

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A) Sunbelt cities are typically smaller in physical size. 
B) Sunbelt cities generally have smaller populations. 
C) Sunbelt cities generally have larger populations and are larger in physical size. 
D) Sunbelt cities lack the sprawl typical of Snowbelt cities. 
A) Sunbelt cities are typically smaller in physical size. 
B) Sunbelt cities generally have smaller populations. 
C) Sunbelt cities generally have larger populations and are larger in physical size. 
D) Sunbelt cities lack the sprawl typical of Snowbelt cities.

Question 16

To calculate a crude birth rate, divide the number of live births in a year into the total population and multiply the result by 1,000.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the United States, the birth rate is currently

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A) at the replacement level. 
B) below the replacement level. 
C) slightly above the replacement level. 
D) well above the replacement level. 
A) at the replacement level. 
B) below the replacement level. 
C) slightly above the replacement level. 
D) well above the replacement level.

Question 18

The infant mortality rate for African Americans is more than twice as high as it is for white people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If you were to examine an age-sex pyramid for a low-income nation, you would expect to see which of the following patterns?

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A) a wide base, indicating a high birth rate 
B) a square shape, indicating a low birth rate 
C) a bulge in the middle, indicating a "baby boom" 
D) None of these is correct. 
A) a wide base, indicating a high birth rate 
B) a square shape, indicating a low birth rate 
C) a bulge in the middle, indicating a "baby boom" 
D) None of these is correct.

Question 20

The Industrial Revolution had what effect on U.S.cities?

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A) Buildings became much taller. 
B) Cities became much larger and had many more people. 
C) Cities stood at the center of an expanding urban region. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Buildings became much taller. 
B) Cities became much larger and had many more people. 
C) Cities stood at the center of an expanding urban region. 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 22: Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Throughout most of human history, families had many children because

In general, Snowbelt cities are larger in physical size than Sunbelt cities.

What is "urbanism as a way of life"? Develop a description of urbanism drawing on ideas of Tönnies, Durkheim, Simmel, and Wirth.In what ways do they agree? Also note points of disagreement.

Thomas Robert Malthus claimed that

Mounting evidence suggests that the average temperature of the planet is

How do population patterns differ in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? What accounts for these differences?

About when did urban centralization-the industrial metropolis-reach its peak in the United States?

More than eighty nations have a birth rate below the zero population growth point.

Which of the following concepts refers to the optimistic approach to environmental issues that claims science can promote progress and solve environmental problems?

According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional, rural societies were built on _____, modern urban societies are held together by _____.

What three urban revolutions have reshaped human societies?

In low-income countries, increasing opportunities available to women are likely to

The Industrial Revolution influenced urbanization in many ways, including where cities were sited.If you were to look back in history, you would find that almost every U.S.city was founded

The concept "zero population growth" refers to the level of reproduction that

If you were to compare Sunbelt cities, such as Houston, to Snowbelt cities, such as Detroit, what differences would you find?

To calculate a crude birth rate, divide the number of live births in a year into the total population and multiply the result by 1,000.

In the United States, the birth rate is currently

The infant mortality rate for African Americans is more than twice as high as it is for white people.

If you were to examine an age-sex pyramid for a low-income nation, you would expect to see which of the following patterns?

The Industrial Revolution had what effect on U.S.cities?

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