Question 1

Janelle has just moved to a highly industrialized city that is projected to become the world's largest city by 2025.Where does she live?

Accepted Answer

A) Tokyo, Japan 
B) Beijing, China 
C) Mexico City, Mexico 
D) Sao Paulo, Brazil 
A) Tokyo, Japan 
B) Beijing, China 
C) Mexico City, Mexico 
D) Sao Paulo, Brazil

Question 2

Ontario's 401 highway system and the Queen Elizabeth Way have multiple areas that are characterized by strip malls, entertainment businesses, and office complexes.What would sociologists call these areas beside major highways?

Accepted Answer

A) industrial cities 
B) edge cities 
C) dual cities 
D) postmodern cities 
A) industrial cities 
B) edge cities 
C) dual cities 
D) postmodern cities

Question 3

Which group believes that urban settings are spaces where commodified social relations occur?

Accepted Answer

A) the Chicago school 
B) the new urban sociologists 
C) economic geographers 
D) urban deconstructionists 
A) the Chicago school 
B) the new urban sociologists 
C) economic geographers 
D) urban deconstructionists

Question 4

Bill, a Malthusian, believes that overpopulation is not a problem because there has been an increase in armed conflict globally.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 5

Compare and contrast a rural city, an urban city, a corporate city, and a postmodern city.What is the typical lifestyle in each?

Accepted Answer

A rural city is typically characterized

Question 6

What is the historical pattern of fertility in Europe and North America? How do these trends compare with other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

The historical pattern of fertility in E

Question 7

What social policies can a modern nation adopt to maintain a stable population size?

Accepted Answer

There are several social policies that a

Question 8

Benny considers himself a Malthusian and agrees with Malthus that there are two undisputable "facts" about people.Which of the following is one of these facts?

Accepted Answer

A) People are biologically driven to organize themselves into social groups. 
B) Agricultural yields are increasing. 
C) People are biologically driven to want sex. 
D) There is a finite carrying capacity on how much the earth can handle. 
A) People are biologically driven to organize themselves into social groups. 
B) Agricultural yields are increasing. 
C) People are biologically driven to want sex. 
D) There is a finite carrying capacity on how much the earth can handle.

Question 9

Approximately what proportion of the world's nations has fertility levels below replacement level today?

Accepted Answer

A) one-quarter 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
A) one-quarter 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds

Question 10

Through the twentieth century it has been demonstrated that helping the poor through various types of welfare programs has had which of the following effects?

Accepted Answer

A) It has lowered the incidence of rebellion. 
B) It has curbed crime rates among the poor. 
C) It has lowered the birth rate among the poor. 
D) It has increased the amount of food available. 
A) It has lowered the incidence of rebellion. 
B) It has curbed crime rates among the poor. 
C) It has lowered the birth rate among the poor. 
D) It has increased the amount of food available.

Question 11

Which of the following strategies did the government in Kerala, India, use to lower the fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A) The government helped create a realistic alternative to a life of continuous childbirth. 
B) The government initiated forced abortions and sterilizations. 
C) The government threatened to disallow women's further participation in the paid labour force. 
D) The government created a one-child policy, modelled on China's policy. 
A) The government helped create a realistic alternative to a life of continuous childbirth. 
B) The government initiated forced abortions and sterilizations. 
C) The government threatened to disallow women's further participation in the paid labour force. 
D) The government created a one-child policy, modelled on China's policy.

Question 12

The Indian state of Kerala had a total fertility rate of 1.7 in the most recent census, much lower than the fertility rate for India as a whole.How did Kerala achieve this reduced fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A) through high levels of industrialization and technological development 
B) through increases in state expenditures on contraception 
C) by annual campaigns about the dangers of overpopulation 
D) by increasing the education of women and their participation in the paid labour force 
A) through high levels of industrialization and technological development 
B) through increases in state expenditures on contraception 
C) by annual campaigns about the dangers of overpopulation 
D) by increasing the education of women and their participation in the paid labour force

Question 13

Bill has lived all his life in a place where his neighbours get together every weekend to barbecue after church and where most of the community goes out to support the local hockey team when they play games against other communities.According to Louis Wirth, what is Bill's experience typical of?

Accepted Answer

A) urban life 
B) suburban life 
C) rural life 
D) social life 
A) urban life 
B) suburban life 
C) rural life 
D) social life

Question 14

John Hannigan defined the corporate city as a vehicle for capital accumulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following would Malthus have to admit if he were alive today?

Accepted Answer

A) Population growth produces misery. 
B) Having adequate food does not lead to an increased birth rate. 
C) War, poverty, famine, and disease are not effective population stabilizers. 
D) Contraception is not effective as a means of controlling fertility worldwide. 
A) Population growth produces misery. 
B) Having adequate food does not lead to an increased birth rate. 
C) War, poverty, famine, and disease are not effective population stabilizers. 
D) Contraception is not effective as a means of controlling fertility worldwide.

Question 16

Until a few decades ago, what did sociologists believe was the primary cause of population growth?

Accepted Answer

A) industrialization 
B) social inequality 
C) capitalism 
D) natural forces 
A) industrialization 
B) social inequality 
C) capitalism 
D) natural forces

Question 17

What do we call the movement of people into a country in order to settle there?

Accepted Answer

A) targeted entrance 
B) geographic mobility 
C) in-migration 
D) transitional migration 
A) targeted entrance 
B) geographic mobility 
C) in-migration 
D) transitional migration

Janelle has just moved to a highly industrialized city that is projected to become the world's largest city by 2025.Where does she live?

Ontario's 401 highway system and the Queen Elizabeth Way have multiple areas that are characterized by strip malls, entertainment businesses, and office complexes.What would sociologists call these areas beside major highways?

Which group believes that urban settings are spaces where commodified social relations occur?

Bill, a Malthusian, believes that overpopulation is not a problem because there has been an increase in armed conflict globally.What do we call this type of population control?

Compare and contrast a rural city, an urban city, a corporate city, and a postmodern city.What is the typical lifestyle in each?

What is the historical pattern of fertility in Europe and North America? How do these trends compare with other parts of the world?

What social policies can a modern nation adopt to maintain a stable population size?

Benny considers himself a Malthusian and agrees with Malthus that there are two undisputable "facts" about people.Which of the following is one of these facts?

Approximately what proportion of the world's nations has fertility levels below replacement level today?

Through the twentieth century it has been demonstrated that helping the poor through various types of welfare programs has had which of the following effects?

Which of the following strategies did the government in Kerala, India, use to lower the fertility rate?

The Indian state of Kerala had a total fertility rate of 1.7 in the most recent census, much lower than the fertility rate for India as a whole.How did Kerala achieve this reduced fertility rate?

Bill has lived all his life in a place where his neighbours get together every weekend to barbecue after church and where most of the community goes out to support the local hockey team when they play games against other communities.According to Louis Wirth, what is Bill's experience typical of?

John Hannigan defined the corporate city as a vehicle for capital accumulation.

Which of the following would Malthus have to admit if he were alive today?

Until a few decades ago, what did sociologists believe was the primary cause of population growth?

What do we call the movement of people into a country in order to settle there?

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Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

Janelle has just moved to a highly industrialized city that is projected to become the world's largest city by 2025.Where does she live?

Ontario's 401 highway system and the Queen Elizabeth Way have multiple areas that are characterized by strip malls, entertainment businesses, and office complexes.What would sociologists call these areas beside major highways?

Which group believes that urban settings are spaces where commodified social relations occur?

Bill, a Malthusian, believes that overpopulation is not a problem because there has been an increase in armed conflict globally.What do we call this type of population control?

Compare and contrast a rural city, an urban city, a corporate city, and a postmodern city.What is the typical lifestyle in each?

What is the historical pattern of fertility in Europe and North America? How do these trends compare with other parts of the world?

What social policies can a modern nation adopt to maintain a stable population size?

Benny considers himself a Malthusian and agrees with Malthus that there are two undisputable "facts" about people.Which of the following is one of these facts?

Approximately what proportion of the world's nations has fertility levels below replacement level today?

Through the twentieth century it has been demonstrated that helping the poor through various types of welfare programs has had which of the following effects?

Which of the following strategies did the government in Kerala, India, use to lower the fertility rate?

The Indian state of Kerala had a total fertility rate of 1.7 in the most recent census, much lower than the fertility rate for India as a whole.How did Kerala achieve this reduced fertility rate?

Bill has lived all his life in a place where his neighbours get together every weekend to barbecue after church and where most of the community goes out to support the local hockey team when they play games against other communities.According to Louis Wirth, what is Bill's experience typical of?

John Hannigan defined the corporate city as a vehicle for capital accumulation.

Which of the following would Malthus have to admit if he were alive today?

Until a few decades ago, what did sociologists believe was the primary cause of population growth?

What do we call the movement of people into a country in order to settle there?

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction

Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification

Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Work and the Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

Education

Mass Media and Mass Communication

Health and Medicine

Collective Action and Social Movements

Technology and the Global Environment

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