Question 1

The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is

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A)  population patterns reflect a society's level of technological development.
B)  population increase will outstrip the planet's ability to support us.
C)  population increase is now mostly in high-income nations.
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 2

Durkheim's concept of mechanical solidarity parallels Tönnies's concept of Gemeinschaft.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What are the four stages in demographic transition theory? Apply this theory to the population history of the United States.

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The four stages in demographic transitio...

Question 4

Which of the following statements expresses the "logic of growth"?

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A)  Material affluence is dangerous to humanity.
B)  Technology and human ingenuity will continue to improve our lives.
C)  Quality of life on the Earth is declining.
D)  Growth makes no sense because we cannot sustain it indefinitely.

Question 5

The average life expectancy for U.S.children born today is about sixty years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why are environmentalists concerned about the loss of the planet's rainforests?

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Environmentalists are concerned about th...

Question 7

The concept "environmental deficit" refers to

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A)  long-term harm to the environment caused by a short-sighted focus on material affluence.
B)  the fact that too few people are engaged in the study of the natural environment.
C)  the fact that natural scientists ignore the social dimensions of environmental problems.
D)  efforts to protect the environment to benefit future generations.

Question 8

One region of the world has both the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate.Which is it?

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A)  Latin America
B)  Africa
C)  Europe
D)  Asia

Question 9

By 2012, the world is home to about how many people?

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A)  7 billion
B)  4 billion
C)  1 billion
D)  700 million

Question 10

For decades, China has regulated fertility with a "one-child" policy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If a nation has a sex ratio of 108, as India does, it is very likely that parents there

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A)  value sons more than daughters.
B)  value daughters more than sons.
C)  value children of both sexes equally.
D)  place little value on children.

Question 12

Write an essay in which you sketch out principles that would lead to an environmentally sustainable way of life for the planet.Would our attitudes towards consumption change? If so, how? How would this be affected by the current level of global stratification?

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An environmentally sustainable way of li...

Question 13

"Zero population growth" refers to cases in which no more people are born.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The United States is a high-income country; therefore, we would expect population increase to result from which of the following?

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A)  both immigration and natural increase
B)  natural increase only
C)  immigration only
D)  emigration only

Question 15

Thomas Robert Malthus expected population to increase according to an arithmetic progression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Currently, about how many people are added to the world's population each year?

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A)  830,000
B)  8.3 million
C)  83 million
D)  830 million

Question 17

The crude death rate for the United States is very high by world standards.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The concept "megalopolis" refers to which of the following?

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A)  a vast urban region containing many cities and suburbs
B)  the largest city in any country
C)  a dense, central city
D)  the "rural rebound"

Question 19

What is an "age-sex pyramid"? Why is it useful in the study of population? Provide examples of how to interpret an age-sex pyramid.

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An age-sex pyramid, also known as a popu...

Question 20

Today, the three or four largest cities contain as many people as did the entire world some 12,000 years ago.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Population, Urbanization, and Environment

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Why are environmentalists concerned about the loss of the planet's rainforests?

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By 2012, the world is home to about how many people?

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For decades, China has regulated fertility with a "one-child" policy.

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The United States is a high-income country; therefore, we would expect population increase to result from which of the following?

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What is an "age-sex pyramid"? Why is it useful in the study of population? Provide examples of how to interpret an age-sex pyramid.

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"Zero population growth" refers to cases in which no more people are born.

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The concept "environmental deficit" refers to

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The crude death rate for the United States is very high by world standards.

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The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is

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One region of the world has both the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate.Which is it?

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If a nation has a sex ratio of 108, as India does, it is very likely that parents there

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Write an essay in which you sketch out principles that would lead to an environmentally sustainable way of life for the planet.Would our attitudes towards consumption change? If so, how? How would this be affected by the current level of global stratification?

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What are the four stages in demographic transition theory? Apply this theory to the population history of the United States.

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Which of the following statements expresses the "logic of growth"?

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Thomas Robert Malthus expected population to increase according to an arithmetic progression.

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The average life expectancy for U.S.children born today is about sixty years.

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Currently, about how many people are added to the world's population each year?

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Today, the three or four largest cities contain as many people as did the entire world some 12,000 years ago.

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Durkheim's concept of mechanical solidarity parallels Tönnies's concept of Gemeinschaft.

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