Exam 15: Population and Urbanization: Living on Spaceship Earth

Simmel, Wirth, and Fischer all provide explanations of city life. Describe the explanation of the three that you feel is most accurate. Why do you feel that this particular explanation is better than the other two? Support your answer with real-world examples.

According to demographic transition theory, during the second stage of development, populations have high birth and death rates that tend to balance each other over time.

Japan's policies are considered antinatalist.

The concepts of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft are associated with Émile Durkheim.

Which of the following countries became the first truly urban nation in the world in 1870?

Between 1940 and 2000, the number of urban areas in the United States decreased.

The area between Boston and Washington D.C., sometimes called "Boswash," is an example of a:

The U.S. infant mortality rate is the lowest among all Global North countries.

Monica is investigating the ways that poverty is dealt with in socialist and capitalist societies. She predicts that socialist societies will be more likely than capitalist societies to expand to find jobs for poor citizens. Which of the following theories is Monica likely using?

Economic development generally results in a decline in the birth rate.

In the text, Japan was described as a "graying" population. What does that term mean? What can the United States do to avoid the same fate as Japan?

List and explain five factors that can affect population size.

City Z used to have a bustling downtown area. However, when the major corporation left town, the downtown area became run down and was known as the "bad" part of town. Recently, young professionals have been buying old, run-down downtown homes and restoring the grandeur of the old properties. City Z is currently:

Compare and contrast mechanical and organic solidarity. Provide an example of each.

China's antinatalist policy has been in effect since 1962.

Louis Wirth called behaviors of urban dwellers civil inattention.

Since the 1960s, internal migration in the United States has been toward the:

The youth dependency ratio is the:

According to the text, women make up a larger proportion of legal immigrants seeking economic opportunities in the United States.

By the year 2035, 20% of the population in the United States is estimated to be over 65.