Question 1

As a rich nation that values consumption and convenience,we can be described as:

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A)  a "Malthusian society."
B)  a "recycling society."
C)  a "disposable society."
D)  All of the above are correct.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Mounting evidence suggests that the average temperature of the planet is:

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A)  now steady.
B)  rising.
C)  falling.
D)  lower than it has ever been.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

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 the above are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

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

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A)  740,000
B)  7.4 million
C)  over 80 million
D)  over 840 millionE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

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.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following concepts refers to the maximum possible childbearing for women?

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A)  the crude birth rate
B)  fertility
C)  fecundity
D)  the refined birth rateE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following concepts,used by Emile Durkheim,means about the same thing as Tönnies' concept,Gesellschaft?

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A)  mechanical solidarity
B)  organic solidarity
C)  Gemeinschaft
D)  the blasé urbaniteE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Less than 1% of the earth's water is suitable for:

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A)  irrigation
B)  manufacturing use
C)  swimming
D)  drinkingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

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.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Assume a country has a population of 400 million people and in a given year has 4 million births.What is this country's current crude birth rate?

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A)  .1
B)  1
C)  10
D)  4 millionE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following concepts was used by Ferdinand Tönnies to refer to a type of social organization in which people come together only on the basis of individual self-interest?

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A)  Gemeinschaft
B)  Gesellschaft
C)  mechanical solidarity
D)  organic solidarityE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

A third urban revolution is now taking place in:

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A)  the United States.
B)  high-income nations.
C)  middle-income nations.
D)  low-income nations.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following accounts for most water use in the world today?

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A)  industry
B)  agriculture
C)  households
D)  water parks,golf courses,and other recreational settingsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?

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A)  the structural-functional approach
B)  the sociobiology approach
C)  the symbolic-interaction approach
D)  the social-conflict approachE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

In what year was half the Canadian population living in urban places for the first time?

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A)  1880
B)  1920
C)  1931
D)  1985E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

According to Emile Durkheim,while traditional,rural societies are held together by _____,modern urban societies are held together by _____.

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A)  likeness;difference
B)  difference;likeness
C)  money;morals
D)  choice;conformityE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

In the preindustrial stage of economic development,population:

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A)  increases very slowly,with a high birth rate offset by a high death rate.
B)  increases rapidly due mostly to natural increase.
C)  increases rapidly due entirely to immigration.
D)  decreases very rapidly.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

How much did the world's population increase during the twentieth century?

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A)  Not at all-it stayed about the same.
B)  It doubled.
C)  It tripled.
D)  It quadrupled.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following concepts refers to the study of the interaction of living organisms and the natural environment?

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A)  sociobiology
B)  ecology
C)  demography
D)  urban studiesE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which of the following nations would you expect to be most concerned about declining population?

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A)  a landlocked country such as Chad
B)  a large country such as Brazil
C)  a high-income country such as Japan
D)  a low-income country such as BangladeshE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 22: D: Population,urbanization and the Environment

In the preindustrial stage of economic development,population:

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Less than 1% of the earth's water is suitable for:

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

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Which of the following nations would you expect to be most concerned about declining population?

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Which of the following concepts refers to the maximum possible childbearing for women?

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Which of the following concepts refers to the study of the interaction of living organisms and the natural environment?

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According to Emile Durkheim,while traditional,rural societies are held together by _____,modern urban societies are held together by _____.

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Which of the following accounts for most water use in the world today?

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As a rich nation that values consumption and convenience,we can be described as:

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The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is:

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A third urban revolution is now taking place in:

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The concept "environmental deficit" refers to:

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Which of the following concepts was used by Ferdinand Tönnies to refer to a type of social organization in which people come together only on the basis of individual self-interest?

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Which of the following concepts,used by Emile Durkheim,means about the same thing as Tönnies' concept,Gesellschaft?

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

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In what year was half the Canadian population living in urban places for the first time?

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Assume a country has a population of 400 million people and in a given year has 4 million births.What is this country's current crude birth rate?

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Mounting evidence suggests that the average temperature of the planet is:

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How much did the world's population increase during the twentieth century?

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The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?

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