Exam 14: Population and Urbanization

Who was Thomas Malthus?

Of the three demographic variables,the migration rate affects the global population increases and decreases the most.

A city of 10,000 to 50,000 residents that is not a suburb of another larger city and is often located "next to nowhere" is called a(n)________.

What are the three reasons that support why bearing many children plays a central role in the lives of women from the Least Industrialized Nations?

What geographic similarities are there among the fastest growing cities in the United States?

What is the Malthus theorem?

The nation believed to employ the practice of female infanticide most often is ________.

The key to the origin of cities was the development of larger and more powerful militaries.

When a Least Industrialized Nation experiences political instability that threatens an entire region's balance of power,what action is the United Nations MOST likely to take?

-Figure 14.9,"Population Projections of the United States," shows three different estimates of growth up to the year 2100. Why are the three projections so different in their predictions?

Drought and warfare are the major causes of world starvation,not a lack of food.

In every country that industrializes,the birth rate increases.

A form of the enterprise zone that combines tax breaks and low interest loans in redeveloping areas is called ________.

Why are the New Malthusians more apt to be correct in predicting world doom,even though the United States alone can produce more than enough food to feed the world?

Thomas Malthus viewed the 18^th century growth rate as __________.

The model of urban growth that views the city as a series of somewhat circular zones occurring outward from its center is called the ________ model.

-After examining Table 14.3,"The Shrinking and Fastest-Growing Cities," what conclusions can you draw based on the data provided in the table?

Mexico's age structure gives it a population momentum over other nations with a similar population because of its increased number of people in the childbearing age category.

Overall,there has been a decrease in the rate of population growth worldwide.

Discuss the negative consequences a country like Mexico will experience if the population will continue to grow rapidly.