Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

While some portions of Marxists' analysis of overpopulation appear to be incorrect, one of Marx's core ideas does appear correct.Which of the following Marxist ideas appears correct?

Roxie has been informally studying urban life for several years.She has observed that people in the city seem to think and behave in ways that are very different from the ways that people thought and behaved in the small town where she grew up.What would the Chicago school members call what Roxie has observed in the city?

Which of the following had a fertility rate that fell below replacement levels in 2013?

Given what we know about population growth today, is the Malthusian trap still applicable?

Tommy thinks that changes in population are the result of industrialization and the shifts in cultural values that accompany it.Which theory is he most likely to support?

How did the government of Kerala, India, solve its overpopulation problem?

In 1960, South Korea had a total fertility rate of 6.0.Yet by 1989, South Korea's total fertility rate had dropped to a mere 1.6.What first prompted this dramatic decrease in the total fertility rate?

After studying urbanization, Winnie believes that cities are places where people are disconnected from one another and unsure about how they should act.What does the textbook suggest about this type of analysis of cities?

Like many other middle-class people, Sharon bought a house in great need of repair for very little money in the Four Corners district of Toronto.As soon as she renovated the house and turned it into a bed-and-breakfast, she demanded that local government and the police remove the homeless people who still live in the area.What has Sharon engaged in?

According to Louis Wirth, what is city life characterized by?

What was the largest city in Canada in 2011?

Kasem is a Marxist who believes that overpopulation is a problem that can be solved.Which of the following does he most likely believe must be solved first?

Karl takes his children to Science World every month because they are fascinated by the fun and interactive exhibit of the month.This month they will experience simulations of various natural disasters.What does John Hannigan call this aspect of life in the postmodern city?

The Al-Walid family has recently moved to Canada to pursue jobs in the high-tech industry.Which demographic trend do they demonstrate?

A local real estate developer and group of investors use media to put pressure on a local politician to see that certain urban properties come up for public sale.What would Logan and Molotch call this group?

What was the largest city in Canada in 1901?

Members of Heritage Front, a white supremacist organization, are angry about their perception that that non-white immigrants are taking over large portions of the city they live in.Which process of human ecology theory do their beliefs reflect?

Cities first emerged in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Egypt 5000 to 6000 years ago, long before the growth of the modern factory.

According to the textbook, which of the following most powerfully shapes the postmodern city?

Compare and contrast preindustrial and industrial cities.