Question 1

The level of fertility in a society is based on biological and social factors, the primary biological factor being the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  general health and nutrition of women 
B)  roles available to women in a society 
C)  prevalent viewpoint regarding what constitutes the "ideal" family size 
D)  number of women of childbearing age

Question 2

In contrast to the earliest cities, industrial cities were characterized by impersonal and specialized relationships with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values. Tӧnnies's term for this is___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  Gemeinschaft 
B)  bureaucracy 
C)  Gesellschaft 
D)  autocracy

Question 3

In most areas of the world today, women are having fewer children than they have in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Neo-Malthusians refer to ___________as the point at which no population increase occurs from year to year because the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants.

Accepted Answer

A)  population lag 
B)  zero population growth 
C)  the transitional point 
D)  the demographic transition

Question 5

___________is the study of the relationship between people and their physical environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Demography 
B)  Urban sociology 
C)  Human ecology 
D)  Physical sociology

Question 6

Discuss mortality within a global context. Define the terms demographers use to study mortality. Discuss changes in levels and causes of mortality over time and in different types of countries.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

___________is the number of people living in a specific geographic area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Distribution 
B)  Migration 
C)  Emigration 
D)  Density

Question 8

Once a flow of international migration has begun, the pattern may continue because immigrants have personal ties with relatives and friends who are potential migrants to the new country. This is the essence of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  world systems theory 
B)  institutional theory 
C)  neoclassical economic theory 
D)  network theory

Question 9

Immigration to the United States has declined in recent years due to job loss and a period of economic crisis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The enduring significant contribution of Marx and Engels to the study of demography is the suggestion that ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty, more than overpopulation, is the central issue relating to food supply in a capitalist country 
B)  the population grows exponentially while the food supply growths arithmetically, creating overpopulation 
C)  population would eventually be checked by natural and human-caused disasters 
D)  advanced technology should be used to produce food, not profits

Question 11

Urban ecologist Hoyt examined the layouts of 142 cities and concluded that different types of terrain as well as transportation routes are important factors in how a city is organized. This led to the creation of the for ___________the growth of cities.

Accepted Answer

A)  social area analysis 
B)  multiple nuclei model 
C)  concentric zone model 
D)  sector model

Question 12

According to sociologist Ferdinand Tӧnnies, many preindustrial cities could be described as being___________ , a society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gemeinschaft 
B)  oligarchic 
C)  Gesellschaft 
D)  democratic

Question 13

For persons born in the United States in 2014, life expectancy at birth was about ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  70 years 
B)  75 years 
C)  80 years 
D)  85 years

Question 14

The most commonly used graphic depiction of the age/sex distribution of a population is called a(n)___________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic diagram 
B)  socio-ecological snapshot 
C)  population pyramid 
D)  actuarial graph

Question 15

The majority of new urban growth comes from natural increases in population due to high birth rates and lower death rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

___________is the movement of people from one geographic area to another for the purpose of changing residency. It affects the size and distribution of the population in a given area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigration 
B)  Distribution 
C)  Migration 
D)  Emigration

Question 17

Cities undergo economic recovery more quickly than do entire nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain the political economy models of urban growth that are rooted in the conflict perspective.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Define the multiple nuclei model and the sector model of urban growth, both of which originate within the functionalist perspective.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

______________refers to the actual level of childbearing for an individual or a population.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reproduction 
B)  Fecundity 
C)  Fertility 
D)  Fruitfulness

Exam 15: Population and Urbanization

The level of fertility in a society is based on biological and social factors, the primary biological factor being the __________.

In contrast to the earliest cities, industrial cities were characterized by impersonal and specialized relationships with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values. Tӧnnies's term for this is___________ .

In most areas of the world today, women are having fewer children than they have in the past.

Neo-Malthusians refer to ___________as the point at which no population increase occurs from year to year because the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants.

___________is the study of the relationship between people and their physical environment.

Discuss mortality within a global context. Define the terms demographers use to study mortality. Discuss changes in levels and causes of mortality over time and in different types of countries.

___________is the number of people living in a specific geographic area.

Once a flow of international migration has begun, the pattern may continue because immigrants have personal ties with relatives and friends who are potential migrants to the new country. This is the essence of ___________.

Immigration to the United States has declined in recent years due to job loss and a period of economic crisis.

The enduring significant contribution of Marx and Engels to the study of demography is the suggestion that ____________.

Urban ecologist Hoyt examined the layouts of 142 cities and concluded that different types of terrain as well as transportation routes are important factors in how a city is organized. This led to the creation of the for ___________the growth of cities.

According to sociologist Ferdinand Tӧnnies, many preindustrial cities could be described as being___________ , a society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability.

For persons born in the United States in 2014, life expectancy at birth was about ___________.

The most commonly used graphic depiction of the age/sex distribution of a population is called a(n) ___________ .

The majority of new urban growth comes from natural increases in population due to high birth rates and lower death rates.

___________is the movement of people from one geographic area to another for the purpose of changing residency. It affects the size and distribution of the population in a given area.

Cities undergo economic recovery more quickly than do entire nations.

Explain the political economy models of urban growth that are rooted in the conflict perspective.

Define the multiple nuclei model and the sector model of urban growth, both of which originate within the functionalist perspective.

______________refers to the actual level of childbearing for an individual or a population.