Question 1

The metropolitan population refers to those who live:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the central city. 
B)  within the city limits. 
C)  outside the central city, but in the balance of the county. 
D)  anywhere in a metropolitan county. 
A)  in the central city. 
B)  within the city limits. 
C)  outside the central city, but in the balance of the county. 
D)  anywhere in a metropolitan county.

Question 2

According to ________,one result of urbanization will be that people become more cold,calculating,and indifferent to strangers.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict theory 
B)  symbolic interactionism 
C)  Louis Wirth 
D)  Herbert Gans 
A)  conflict theory 
B)  symbolic interactionism 
C)  Louis Wirth 
D)  Herbert Gans

Question 3

Sociological research has found that urban residents have as many intimate ties as rural and suburban residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Countries can face problems because their fertility rates are too low or too high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Suburban areas that have developed an existence separate from the cities they were once connected to are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  metropolitan areas. 
B)  consolidated zones. 
C)  edge cities. 
D)  nonmetropolitan areas. 
A)  metropolitan areas. 
B)  consolidated zones. 
C)  edge cities. 
D)  nonmetropolitan areas.

Question 6

Which of the following has resulted from the clampdown on illegal immigration from Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of illegal immigrants has dropped dramatically. 
B)  The number of illegal immigrants has increased dramatically. 
C)  Illegal immigrants are more likely to remain in the U.S. once here. 
D)  Illegal immigrants are more likely to return to Mexico. 
A)  The number of illegal immigrants has dropped dramatically. 
B)  The number of illegal immigrants has increased dramatically. 
C)  Illegal immigrants are more likely to remain in the U.S. once here. 
D)  Illegal immigrants are more likely to return to Mexico.

Question 7

The industrial city was a product of a manufacturing economy and a relatively immobile labor force.It has been suggested that one element has been the "chief architect" of American cities since 1950.This has been:

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth in single family homes. 
B)  the change to a secondary mode of production. 
C)  greater consolidation of production units. 
D)  the automobile. 
A)  the growth in single family homes. 
B)  the change to a secondary mode of production. 
C)  greater consolidation of production units. 
D)  the automobile.

Question 8

What is the difference between the fertility rate and the birth rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fertility rate takes mortality into consideration and the birth rate does not. 
B)  The fertility rate is based on births per 1000 women, and the birth rate is based on births per 1000 persons. 
C)  The birth rate is easier for most people to understand than the fertility rate. 
D)  There is no difference between these two measures. 
A)  The fertility rate takes mortality into consideration and the birth rate does not. 
B)  The fertility rate is based on births per 1000 women, and the birth rate is based on births per 1000 persons. 
C)  The birth rate is easier for most people to understand than the fertility rate. 
D)  There is no difference between these two measures.

Question 9

As industry has diminished in the some areas of the northeast United States,many people have moved south and southwest.Demographers would term this:

Accepted Answer

A)  internal migration. 
B)  immigration. 
C)  emigration. 
D)  shifting population. 
A)  internal migration. 
B)  immigration. 
C)  emigration. 
D)  shifting population.

Question 10

Your text suggests that the BEST way to reduce fertility in places like Ghana is to:

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A)  open more family-planning clinics. 
B)  provide free contraceptives. 
C)  provide more educational and economic opportunities for women. 
D)  combine access to contraceptives with more educational and economic opportunities for women. 
A)  open more family-planning clinics. 
B)  provide free contraceptives. 
C)  provide more educational and economic opportunities for women. 
D)  combine access to contraceptives with more educational and economic opportunities for women.

Question 11

Compared to persons living in rural areas,urban dwellers:

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A)  are more often estranged from family and friends. 
B)  are more lonely and alienated in general. 
C)  have a more extensive kin network. 
D)  have similar numbers of intimate ties. 
A)  are more often estranged from family and friends. 
B)  are more lonely and alienated in general. 
C)  have a more extensive kin network. 
D)  have similar numbers of intimate ties.

Question 12

With modern levels of mortality,replacement level fertility requires an average of _______ children per woman.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.0 
B)  1.8 
C)  2.0 
D)  2.1 
A)  1.0 
B)  1.8 
C)  2.0 
D)  2.1

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a current trend in internal migration in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  migration from central cities to suburbs 
B)  the growth of the Sunbelt 
C)  movement from the Sunbelt back North since the recent job and housing crisis 
D)  the growth of some nonurban areas 
A)  migration from central cities to suburbs 
B)  the growth of the Sunbelt 
C)  movement from the Sunbelt back North since the recent job and housing crisis 
D)  the growth of some nonurban areas

Question 14

Which of the following is most likely to prefer to live in Manhattan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joe and Mary, a retired couple 
B)  Bill and Susan, who have two kids in elementary school 
C)  Tina and Ken, who have two teenagers 
D)  Paula and Stan, who are in their 30s and have no children 
A)  Joe and Mary, a retired couple 
B)  Bill and Susan, who have two kids in elementary school 
C)  Tina and Ken, who have two teenagers 
D)  Paula and Stan, who are in their 30s and have no children

Question 15

If the birth rate of the world were 30 births per 1,000 population and the death rate were 10 deaths per 1,000 population,the rate of natural increase would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  1.0%. 
B)  1.6%. 
C)  2.0%. 
D)  2.4%. 
A)  1.0%. 
B)  1.6%. 
C)  2.0%. 
D)  2.4%.

Question 16

A number of hypotheses have been developed about the decline in the death rate,the decline in fertility,and the development of industrialization.What is considered to be the main and direct cause of the fertility reduction in the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced mortality 
B)  greater industrialization 
C)  changed values and aspirations 
D)  government intervention 
A)  reduced mortality 
B)  greater industrialization 
C)  changed values and aspirations 
D)  government intervention

Question 17

Neighbors in urban areas are most useful for:

Accepted Answer

A)  large favors. 
B)  close friendships. 
C)  small favors. 
D)  intimate ties. 
A)  large favors. 
B)  close friendships. 
C)  small favors. 
D)  intimate ties.

Question 18

In the most-developed countries,environmental destruction:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a population problem. 
B)  results from way of life more than population pressure. 
C)  is the result of overpopulation plus standard of living. 
D)  is not a problem as it is in the least-developed countries. 
A)  is a population problem. 
B)  results from way of life more than population pressure. 
C)  is the result of overpopulation plus standard of living. 
D)  is not a problem as it is in the least-developed countries.

Question 19

The average number of children born per woman in the United States has been __________ for the last two decades.

Accepted Answer

A)  about 1 
B)  about 2 
C)  just at 3 
D)  slightly more than 3 
A)  about 1 
B)  about 2 
C)  just at 3 
D)  slightly more than 3

Question 20

If annual migration remains the same and fertility remains low,the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S.will:

Accepted Answer

A)  stay the same. 
B)  change substantially with proportionately fewer non-Hispanic whites. 
C)  change substantially with increasing numbers of non-Hispanic whites. 
D)  change very little. 
A)  stay the same. 
B)  change substantially with proportionately fewer non-Hispanic whites. 
C)  change substantially with increasing numbers of non-Hispanic whites. 
D)  change very little.

The metropolitan population refers to those who live:

According to ________,one result of urbanization will be that people become more cold,calculating,and indifferent to strangers.

Sociological research has found that urban residents have as many intimate ties as rural and suburban residents.

Countries can face problems because their fertility rates are too low or too high.

Suburban areas that have developed an existence separate from the cities they were once connected to are called:

Which of the following has resulted from the clampdown on illegal immigration from Mexico?

The industrial city was a product of a manufacturing economy and a relatively immobile labor force.It has been suggested that one element has been the "chief architect" of American cities since 1950.This has been:

What is the difference between the fertility rate and the birth rate?

As industry has diminished in the some areas of the northeast United States,many people have moved south and southwest.Demographers would term this:

Your text suggests that the BEST way to reduce fertility in places like Ghana is to:

Compared to persons living in rural areas,urban dwellers:

With modern levels of mortality,replacement level fertility requires an average of _______ children per woman.

Which of these is NOT a current trend in internal migration in the U.S.?

Which of the following is most likely to prefer to live in Manhattan?

If the birth rate of the world were 30 births per 1,000 population and the death rate were 10 deaths per 1,000 population,the rate of natural increase would be:

A number of hypotheses have been developed about the decline in the death rate,the decline in fertility,and the development of industrialization.What is considered to be the main and direct cause of the fertility reduction in the West?

Neighbors in urban areas are most useful for:

In the most-developed countries,environmental destruction:

The average number of children born per woman in the United States has been __________ for the last two decades.

If annual migration remains the same and fertility remains low,the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S.will:

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Exam 14: Population and Urbanization

The metropolitan population refers to those who live:

According to ________,one result of urbanization will be that people become more cold,calculating,and indifferent to strangers.

Sociological research has found that urban residents have as many intimate ties as rural and suburban residents.

Countries can face problems because their fertility rates are too low or too high.

Suburban areas that have developed an existence separate from the cities they were once connected to are called:

Which of the following has resulted from the clampdown on illegal immigration from Mexico?

The industrial city was a product of a manufacturing economy and a relatively immobile labor force.It has been suggested that one element has been the "chief architect" of American cities since 1950.This has been:

What is the difference between the fertility rate and the birth rate?

As industry has diminished in the some areas of the northeast United States,many people have moved south and southwest.Demographers would term this:

Your text suggests that the BEST way to reduce fertility in places like Ghana is to:

Compared to persons living in rural areas,urban dwellers:

With modern levels of mortality,replacement level fertility requires an average of _______ children per woman.

Which of these is NOT a current trend in internal migration in the U.S.?

Which of the following is most likely to prefer to live in Manhattan?

If the birth rate of the world were 30 births per 1,000 population and the death rate were 10 deaths per 1,000 population,the rate of natural increase would be:

A number of hypotheses have been developed about the decline in the death rate,the decline in fertility,and the development of industrialization.What is considered to be the main and direct cause of the fertility reduction in the West?

Neighbors in urban areas are most useful for:

In the most-developed countries,environmental destruction:

The average number of children born per woman in the United States has been __________ for the last two decades.

If annual migration remains the same and fertility remains low,the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S.will:

The Study of Society

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Health and Health Care

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Social Change

Filters