Question 1

If a nation has a sex ratio of 108,as India does,it is very likely that parents there

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A) value sons more than daughters. 
B) value daughters more than sons. 
C) value children of both sexes equally. 
D) place little value on children. 
A) value sons more than daughters. 
B) value daughters more than sons. 
C) value children of both sexes equally. 
D) place little value on children.

Question 2

The average life expectancy for U.S.children born today is about sixty years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The crude death rate for the United States is very high by world standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The concept "megalopolis" refers to which of the following?

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A) a vast urban region containing many cities and suburbs 
B) the largest city in any country 
C) a dense,central city 
D) the "rural rebound" 
A) a vast urban region containing many cities and suburbs 
B) the largest city in any country 
C) a dense,central city 
D) the "rural rebound"

Question 5

Which of the following concepts,used by Emile Durkheim,means about the same thing as Tönnies's concept,Gesellschaft?

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A) mechanical solidarity 
B) organic solidarity 
C) Gemeinschaft 
D) the blasé urbanite 
A) mechanical solidarity 
B) organic solidarity 
C) Gemeinschaft 
D) the blasé urbanite

Question 6

The limits to growth thesis states that humans can expect to solve whatever environmental problems come along.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"Zero population growth" refers to cases in which no more people are born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The United States is a high-income country; therefore,its population growth is likely to result from which of the following?

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A) both immigration and natural increase 
B) natural increase only 
C) immigration only 
D) emigration only 
A) both immigration and natural increase 
B) natural increase only 
C) immigration only 
D) emigration only

Question 9

In terms of migration within the United States,the region of the country most often left behind is

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A) the heartland or Great Plains,from North Dakota down to Texas. 
B) the South. 
C) the West Coast,from Washington down to California. 
D) the Southeast. 
A) the heartland or Great Plains,from North Dakota down to Texas. 
B) the South. 
C) the West Coast,from Washington down to California. 
D) the Southeast.

Question 10

The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?

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A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the sociobiology approach 
C) the symbolic-interaction approach 
D) the social-conflict approach 
A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the sociobiology approach 
C) the symbolic-interaction approach 
D) the social-conflict approach

Question 11

As a rich nation that values consumption and convenience,the U.S.can be described as

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A) a "Malthusian society." 
B) a "recycling society." 
C) a "disposable society." 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) a "Malthusian society." 
B) a "recycling society." 
C) a "disposable society." 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 12

A third urban revolution is now taking place in

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A) the United States. 
B) high-income nations. 
C) middle-income nations. 
D) low-income nations. 
A) the United States. 
B) high-income nations. 
C) middle-income nations. 
D) low-income nations.

Question 13

At the present rate of loss,almost all of the rain forests will be gone by the end of this century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One region of the world has both the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate.Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A) Latin America 
B) Africa 
C) Europe 
D) Asia 
A) Latin America 
B) Africa 
C) Europe 
D) Asia

Question 15

In 2013,the world is home to about how many people?

Accepted Answer

A) 7 billion 
B) 4 billion 
C) 1 billion 
D) 700 million 
A) 7 billion 
B) 4 billion 
C) 1 billion 
D) 700 million

Question 16

Demography is defined as the study of

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A) democratic political systems. 
B) human population. 
C) changes in human culture. 
D) the natural environment. 
A) democratic political systems. 
B) human population. 
C) changes in human culture. 
D) the natural environment.

Question 17

When in history did global population begin to spike upward?

Accepted Answer

A) 1500 
B) 1750 
C) 1900 
D) 1975 
A) 1500 
B) 1750 
C) 1900 
D) 1975

Question 18

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most historians agree that the first city was

Accepted Answer

A) Ur. 
B) Uruk. 
C) Jericho. 
D) London. 
A) Ur. 
B) Uruk. 
C) Jericho. 
D) London.

Exam 22: Population, urbanization, and Environment

If a nation has a sex ratio of 108,as India does,it is very likely that parents there

The average life expectancy for U.S.children born today is about sixty years.

The crude death rate for the United States is very high by world standards.

The concept "megalopolis" refers to which of the following?

Which of the following concepts,used by Emile Durkheim,means about the same thing as Tönnies's concept,Gesellschaft?

The limits to growth thesis states that humans can expect to solve whatever environmental problems come along.

"Zero population growth" refers to cases in which no more people are born.

The United States is a high-income country; therefore,its population growth is likely to result from which of the following?

In terms of migration within the United States,the region of the country most often left behind is

The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?

As a rich nation that values consumption and convenience,the U.S.can be described as

A third urban revolution is now taking place in

At the present rate of loss,almost all of the rain forests will be gone by the end of this century.

One region of the world has both the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate.Which is it?

In 2013,the world is home to about how many people?

Demography is defined as the study of

When in history did global population begin to spike upward?

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.

Most historians agree that the first city was

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