Question 1

The placing of dumps near minority communities reflects.

Accepted Answer

A) an accident of history 
B) purposeful attempts to put waste next to powerless communities 
C) poor communities desire to live near waste dumps 
D) none of the above

Question 2

In the United States,stage three of the demographic transition applies primarily to.

Accepted Answer

A) Whites 
B) African Americans 
C) Hispanics 
D) American Indians

Question 3

Cyclical theories build on the idea that societies have a life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For those opposed to permitting the self-selection of more than one race in the U.S.Census,an important argument is that

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A) most people don't really know what race they are. 
B) there is no such thing as race,so multiracial makes no sense. 
C) identifying as multiracial reduces the strength of numbers of already underrepresented minority groups. 
D) younger people are more likely to identify as multiracial than older people.

Question 5

Paul Ehrlich predicted that world population growth was largely effected by

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A) the government. 
B) politics. 
C) war. 
D) agriculture.

Question 6

Immigrants tend to settle in a few major cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All parts of a society do not all change at the same pace or at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Studies of the response of men and women to environmental issues indicate that

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A) men are more concerned than women about global warming. 
B) women perceive themselves to be considerably more at risk from environmental hazards than men are. 
C) men are more likely than women to worry about the dangers of pollution for trees,fish,and other wildlife. 
D) men and women are equally concerned about these issues.

Question 9

Which of these statements best describes current increases in the world's population?

Accepted Answer

A) The world's population increases arithmetically. 
B) The world's population increases in a linear fashion. 
C) The world's population increases exponentially. 
D) The world's population increases at a rate of about 1000 people per minute.

Question 10

Organized Latino groups used the aftermath of the Loma Prieta earthquake in California to mobilize for better housing and other services.This example supports which type of social movement theory?

Accepted Answer

A) resource mobilization 
B) political process 
C) new social movement 
D) exploitation

Question 11

The upper atmosphere shield that blocks dangerous ultraviolet light,protecting humans from sunburn and skin cancer is called the.

Accepted Answer

A) ozone layer 
B) ionosphere shield 
C) stratosphere screen 
D) ultraviolet filter

Question 12

Despite the revolutionary developments that have forestalled his predictions,Malthus made an important contribution by

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A) creating the field of demography. 
B) bringing attention to the limitations on subsistence and natural resources. 
C) promoting the development of better contraceptive. 
D) creating positive checks on population increase.

Question 13

Theorists like Habermas and Marcuse argue that modern society fails to meet the need of the individual to development a fulfilling identity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

It wasn't until 1990s that most countries recognized population growth as a problem.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe Malthusian theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe Malthusian theory....

Question 16

In the U.S.today,life expectancy for the overall population is aboutyears of age.

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A) 61 
B) 70 
C) 78 
D) 85

Question 17

Discuss how symbolic interactionists address fads and fashions in terms of social change.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss how symbolic interactionists address fads and...

Question 18

The United States since the 1940s has become a.

Accepted Answer

A) gemeinschaft 
B) gesellschaft 
C) modified gemeinschaft 
D) post gesellschaft

Question 19

The bubonic plague in Europe from 1334 to 1354,the small pox epidemic in 1707 that devastated the populations of Mexico and the West Indies,and today's worldwide AIDS epidemic are alike to the extent that all are.

Accepted Answer

A) sexually transmitted diseases 
B) forms of "positive checks" on population growth 
C) types of "preventative checks" of population growth 
D) diseases associated primarily with sexual and/or racial minorities

Question 20

In Census 2000,the undercount for the entire U.S.population of the United States was 2 percent.Which of these groups is most like to be undercounted by the Census?

Accepted Answer

A) suburban dwellers 
B) the homeless 
C) residents of New York City 
D) farmers

Exam 16: Environment, Population and Social Change

The placing of dumps near minority communities reflects.

In the United States,stage three of the demographic transition applies primarily to.

Cyclical theories build on the idea that societies have a life cycle.

For those opposed to permitting the self-selection of more than one race in the U.S.Census,an important argument is that

Paul Ehrlich predicted that world population growth was largely effected by

Immigrants tend to settle in a few major cities.

All parts of a society do not all change at the same pace or at the same time.

Studies of the response of men and women to environmental issues indicate that

Which of these statements best describes current increases in the world's population?

Organized Latino groups used the aftermath of the Loma Prieta earthquake in California to mobilize for better housing and other services.This example supports which type of social movement theory?

The upper atmosphere shield that blocks dangerous ultraviolet light,protecting humans from sunburn and skin cancer is called the.

Despite the revolutionary developments that have forestalled his predictions,Malthus made an important contribution by

Theorists like Habermas and Marcuse argue that modern society fails to meet the need of the individual to development a fulfilling identity.

It wasn't until 1990s that most countries recognized population growth as a problem.

Describe Malthusian theory.

In the U.S.today,life expectancy for the overall population is aboutyears of age.

Discuss how symbolic interactionists address fads and fashions in terms of social change.

The United States since the 1940s has become a.

The bubonic plague in Europe from 1334 to 1354,the small pox epidemic in 1707 that devastated the populations of Mexico and the West Indies,and today's worldwide AIDS epidemic are alike to the extent that all are.

In Census 2000,the undercount for the entire U.S.population of the United States was 2 percent.Which of these groups is most like to be undercounted by the Census?