Question 1

The net migration rate is the

Accepted Answer

A)  number of people who want to leave minus the number of people who actually do leave. 
B)  tip of the population pyramid. 
C)  difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants per 1,000 population. 
D)  measure of fecundity. 
A)  number of people who want to leave minus the number of people who actually do leave. 
B)  tip of the population pyramid. 
C)  difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants per 1,000 population. 
D)  measure of fecundity. C

Question 2

The world's largest megacity is

Accepted Answer

A)  Tokyo. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Mexico City. 
D)  Mumbai. 
A)  Tokyo. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Mexico City. 
D)  Mumbai. A

Question 3

Describe the historical development of cities.

Accepted Answer

The city of Jericho was built as early as 7,000 years ago. Larger-scale cities appeared at about 3,500 B.C. in Asia, West Africa, and Central and South America. Bulgaria had the oldest town in Europe about 6,500 years ago. In Norway, a 5,500-year-old city was recently discovered. Cities developed when agriculture became more efficient. Only when farming produces a surplus can some people stop producing food and gather in cities to spend time in other economic pursuits. The invention of the plow 5,000 years ago created such a surplus. In the beginning, most cities were small. Today, the world has about 500 cities with over a million inhabitants.

Question 4

The three demographic variables that change the size of a population are

Accepted Answer

A)  fertility, mortality, and net migration. 
B)  number of married couples, health status, and life goals. 
C)  fertility, mortality, and immigration. 
D)  fertility, mortality, and emigration. 
A)  fertility, mortality, and net migration. 
B)  number of married couples, health status, and life goals. 
C)  fertility, mortality, and immigration. 
D)  fertility, mortality, and emigration.

Question 5

_____ is a decision by a bank not to make loans in a particular area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Urban renewal 
B)  Redlining 
C)  Disinvestment 
D)  Deindustrialization 
A)  Urban renewal 
B)  Redlining 
C)  Disinvestment 
D)  Deindustrialization

Question 6

At around the time of the birth of Christ, there were about _____ people in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  55,000 
C)  2 million 
D)  300 million 
A)  10,000 
B)  55,000 
C)  2 million 
D)  300 million

Question 7

Since the earth is so productive, why do people today die of hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  The earth produces too little food. 
B)  Particular places on earth lack food. 
C)  Africa is overpopulated. 
D)  The United States is overpopulated. 
A)  The earth produces too little food. 
B)  Particular places on earth lack food. 
C)  Africa is overpopulated. 
D)  The United States is overpopulated.

Question 8

The _____ model shows the impact of radial highways on the movement of people and services away from the central city to the outskirts.

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral 
B)  multiple-nuclei 
C)  radial 
D)  sector 
A)  peripheral 
B)  multiple-nuclei 
C)  radial 
D)  sector

Question 9

Each day on Earth, if you subtract the number of people who die that day from the number of people born that day, the planet has approximately _____ more people.

Accepted Answer

A)  2,370 
B)  23,700 
C)  237,000 
D)  2,370,000 
A)  2,370 
B)  23,700 
C)  237,000 
D)  2,370,000

Question 10

In the process of _____, people move from cities to suburbs.

Accepted Answer

A)  urbanization 
B)  gentrification 
C)  suburbanization 
D)  rural rebound 
A)  urbanization 
B)  gentrification 
C)  suburbanization 
D)  rural rebound

Question 11

Globally, where is the flow of migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  From the Most Industrialized Nations to the Least Industrialized Nations 
B)  From the Least Industrialized Nations to other members of the Least Industrialized Nations 
C)  Between various countries within the Most Industrialized Nations 
D)  From the Least Industrialized Nations to the industrialized countries 
A)  From the Most Industrialized Nations to the Least Industrialized Nations 
B)  From the Least Industrialized Nations to other members of the Least Industrialized Nations 
C)  Between various countries within the Most Industrialized Nations 
D)  From the Least Industrialized Nations to the industrialized countries

Question 12

_____ refers to women bearing only enough children to reproduce the population.

Accepted Answer

A)  Slow population growth 
B)  Negative population growth 
C)  Zero population growth 
D)  An inverted population pyramid 
A)  Slow population growth 
B)  Negative population growth 
C)  Zero population growth 
D)  An inverted population pyramid

Question 13

_____, which use(s) economic incentives in a designated area to encourage investment, attract(s) businesses to an area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Redlining 
B)  Enterprise zones 
C)  Urban renewal 
D)  Disinvestment 
A)  Redlining 
B)  Enterprise zones 
C)  Urban renewal 
D)  Disinvestment

Question 14

Jim bought a foreclosed house in a rundown part of town. The price was a bargain. The place needed a great deal of fixing up, but it was located right smack in the middle of town. Others like him were also moving into the area and fixing up old houses. Jim was taking part in

Accepted Answer

A)  building a suburb. 
B)  gentrification. 
C)  an edge city. 
D)  development of a megaregion. 
A)  building a suburb. 
B)  gentrification. 
C)  an edge city. 
D)  development of a megaregion.

Question 15

How many stages does the demographic transition-as in Europe-have?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three or four 
D)  Seven 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three or four 
D)  Seven

Question 16

A _____ is an urban area consisting of at least two metropolises and their many suburbs.

Accepted Answer

A)  megacity 
B)  megaregion 
C)  city 
D)  megalopolis 
A)  megacity 
B)  megaregion 
C)  city 
D)  megalopolis

Question 17

A _____ is a community located just outside of a city.

Accepted Answer

A)  megalopolis 
B)  gentrified area 
C)  suburb 
D)  metropolis 
A)  megalopolis 
B)  gentrified area 
C)  suburb 
D)  metropolis

Question 18

What was Thomas Malthus's theorem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food supply grows arithmetically, but population grows geometrically. 
B)  Both the food supply and the population grow geometrically. 
C)  Food supply grows geometrically, but population grows arithmetically. 
D)  Regardless of population growth, there will always be enough food to feed everyone. 
A)  Food supply grows arithmetically, but population grows geometrically. 
B)  Both the food supply and the population grow geometrically. 
C)  Food supply grows geometrically, but population grows arithmetically. 
D)  Regardless of population growth, there will always be enough food to feed everyone.

Question 19

When a city has 10 million or more residents, it is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  evolved city. 
B)  megacity. 
C)  megaregion. 
D)  metropolitan statistical area (MS
A) . 
A)  evolved city. 
B)  megacity. 
C)  megaregion. 
D)  metropolitan statistical area (MS
A) .

Question 20

_____ is the process in which a country's population becomes smaller because its birth rate and immigration are too low to replace those who die and emigrate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Population growth 
B)  Population shrinkage 
C)  Population stability 
D)  Demography 
A)  Population growth 
B)  Population shrinkage 
C)  Population stability 
D)  Demography

Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

The net migration rate is the

The world's largest megacity is

Describe the historical development of cities.

The three demographic variables that change the size of a population are

_____ is a decision by a bank not to make loans in a particular area.

At around the time of the birth of Christ, there were about _____ people in the world.

Since the earth is so productive, why do people today die of hunger?

The _____ model shows the impact of radial highways on the movement of people and services away from the central city to the outskirts.

Each day on Earth, if you subtract the number of people who die that day from the number of people born that day, the planet has approximately _____ more people.

In the process of _____, people move from cities to suburbs.

Globally, where is the flow of migration?

_____ refers to women bearing only enough children to reproduce the population.

_____, which use(s) economic incentives in a designated area to encourage investment, attract(s) businesses to an area.

Jim bought a foreclosed house in a rundown part of town. The price was a bargain. The place needed a great deal of fixing up, but it was located right smack in the middle of town. Others like him were also moving into the area and fixing up old houses. Jim was taking part in

How many stages does the demographic transition-as in Europe-have?

A _____ is an urban area consisting of at least two metropolises and their many suburbs.

A _____ is a community located just outside of a city.

What was Thomas Malthus's theorem?

When a city has 10 million or more residents, it is a(n)

_____ is the process in which a country's population becomes smaller because its birth rate and immigration are too low to replace those who die and emigrate.

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