Question 1

In which stage of development did children become seen as an economic liability?

Accepted Answer

A) preindustrial period 
B) early industrial period 
C) mature industrial period 
D) postindustrial period 
A) preindustrial period 
B) early industrial period 
C) mature industrial period 
D) postindustrial period

Question 2

What is a postmodern city?

Accepted Answer

A postmodern city refers to an urban env

Question 3

Annie is a Marxist who has developed a critique of the Malthusian perspective.Which of the following arguments is she most likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A) Capitalism does produce poverty, but it is not solely responsible for the population problem. 
B) Socialist economies have very different demographic trends than capitalist societies. 
C) Unchecked population growth would reduce geometric food growth. 
D) Overpopulation comes when capitalists exploit workers with low wages. 
A) Capitalism does produce poverty, but it is not solely responsible for the population problem. 
B) Socialist economies have very different demographic trends than capitalist societies. 
C) Unchecked population growth would reduce geometric food growth. 
D) Overpopulation comes when capitalists exploit workers with low wages.

Question 4

According to the textbook, what characterizes the postmodern city?

Accepted Answer

A) the urban-growth machine 
B) the informal economy 
C) gentrification 
D) the privatization of public space 
A) the urban-growth machine 
B) the informal economy 
C) gentrification 
D) the privatization of public space

Question 5

According to Thomas Robert Malthus, because the food supply increases geometrically, a population will always have enough to eat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a critique of Malthus's predictions?

Accepted Answer

A) The upper limit of population growth is unclear. 
B) The sex drive is not as powerful as Malthus believed. 
C) Welfare systems have caused population growth. 
D) Population growth produces misery. 
A) The upper limit of population growth is unclear. 
B) The sex drive is not as powerful as Malthus believed. 
C) Welfare systems have caused population growth. 
D) Population growth produces misery.

Question 7

Despite being an Anglican clergy member, why did Malthus not believe that people should assist those in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) He felt the poor have more abortions, which he was morally against. 
B) He felt the poor would have more children, compounding overpopulation. 
C) He felt the poor would fall prey to vices such as prostitution. 
D) He felt the poor would cause a rebellion if their expectations began to rise. 
A) He felt the poor have more abortions, which he was morally against. 
B) He felt the poor would have more children, compounding overpopulation. 
C) He felt the poor would fall prey to vices such as prostitution. 
D) He felt the poor would cause a rebellion if their expectations began to rise.

Question 8

Maria lives in a nation characterized as one of the worst in the world in terms of the wide disparity between the rich and poor.According to the textbook, which of the following nations does she most likely live in?

Accepted Answer

A) Costa Rica 
B) Brazil 
C) Venezuela 
D) Chile 
A) Costa Rica 
B) Brazil 
C) Venezuela 
D) Chile

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Simone, a Malthusian, believes that overpopulation is not a problem because there have been many recent natural disasters like tsunamis and tornadoes that leave people homeless and living in conditions of disease and starvation.What do we call this type of population control?

Accepted Answer

A) negative checks 
B) positive checks 
C) preventive measures 
D) permissive measures 
A) negative checks 
B) positive checks 
C) preventive measures 
D) permissive measures

Question 11

In what type of country are most of the fastest-growing cities in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A) industrialized nations 
B) semi-industrialized nations 
C) peripheral nations 
D) postindustrial nations 
A) industrialized nations 
B) semi-industrialized nations 
C) peripheral nations 
D) postindustrial nations

Question 12

What did the government of Kerala, India, lower in order to solve its overpopulation problem?

Accepted Answer

A) the level of class inequality 
B) the level of gender inequality 
C) the level of ethnic inequality 
D) the level of age inequality 
A) the level of class inequality 
B) the level of gender inequality 
C) the level of ethnic inequality 
D) the level of age inequality

Question 13

Padma lives in a province where the fertility rate has dropped from a rate of 2.6 to 1.7.Considering the experience of people living in Kerala, India, what may account for this enormous decrease?

Accepted Answer

A) high levels of industrialization and technological development 
B) an increase in the status of women 
C) annual campaigns about the dangers of overpopulation 
D) increases in state expenditures on contraception 
A) high levels of industrialization and technological development 
B) an increase in the status of women 
C) annual campaigns about the dangers of overpopulation 
D) increases in state expenditures on contraception

Question 14

According to Louis Wirth, the city creates a distinct way of life that is socially destructive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 2025, which of the following cities is projected to become the world's largest city?

Accepted Answer

A) Los Angeles, United States 
B) Tokyo, Japan 
C) Jakarta, Indonesia 
D) Sao Paulo, Brazil 
A) Los Angeles, United States 
B) Tokyo, Japan 
C) Jakarta, Indonesia 
D) Sao Paulo, Brazil

Question 16

Thomas Robert Malthus believed that aid to the poor is counterproductive for population control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What do we call the movement of people out a country in order to settle somewhere else?

Accepted Answer

A) targeted exit 
B) geographic mobility 
C) out-migration 
D) transitional migration 
A) targeted exit 
B) geographic mobility 
C) out-migration 
D) transitional migration

Question 18

A nation in Africa has calculated that 28 people die for every 1000 of the population each year.In this example, what does the number 28 refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) the crude death rate 
B) the total death rate 
C) the death rate 
D) the mortality rate 
A) the crude death rate 
B) the total death rate 
C) the death rate 
D) the mortality rate

Question 19

A metropolitan real-estate magnate has purchased an abandoned warehouse in the city's transitional zone, and is converting it on the street level to a mall with chic boutiques, while making the upper floors into condominiums.Which of the following stages of city evolution applies to this inner-city development?

Accepted Answer

A) suburban city 
B) corporate city 
C) peri-urbanized city 
D) urban city 
A) suburban city 
B) corporate city 
C) peri-urbanized city 
D) urban city

Question 20

Karl 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

Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

In which stage of development did children become seen as an economic liability?

What is a postmodern city?

Annie is a Marxist who has developed a critique of the Malthusian perspective.Which of the following arguments is she most likely to make?

According to the textbook, what characterizes the postmodern city?

According to Thomas Robert Malthus, because the food supply increases geometrically, a population will always have enough to eat.

Which of the following is a critique of Malthus's predictions?

Despite being an Anglican clergy member, why did Malthus not believe that people should assist those in poverty?

Maria lives in a nation characterized as one of the worst in the world in terms of the wide disparity between the rich and poor.According to the textbook, which of the following nations does she most likely live in?

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

Simone, a Malthusian, believes that overpopulation is not a problem because there have been many recent natural disasters like tsunamis and tornadoes that leave people homeless and living in conditions of disease and starvation.What do we call this type of population control?

In what type of country are most of the fastest-growing cities in the world today?

What did the government of Kerala, India, lower in order to solve its overpopulation problem?

Padma lives in a province where the fertility rate has dropped from a rate of 2.6 to 1.7.Considering the experience of people living in Kerala, India, what may account for this enormous decrease?

According to Louis Wirth, the city creates a distinct way of life that is socially destructive.

In 2025, which of the following cities is projected to become the world's largest city?

Thomas Robert Malthus believed that aid to the poor is counterproductive for population control.

What do we call the movement of people out a country in order to settle somewhere else?

A nation in Africa has calculated that 28 people die for every 1000 of the population each year.In this example, what does the number 28 refer to?

Karl 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.

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