Question 1

Cities are open to a variety of external and global influences.What is this called?

Accepted Answer

A)  locality
B)  cosmopolitanism
C)  gentrification
D)  suburbiaE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

What is the term for areas surrounding large cities that are located near major highways and contain shopping centers and many restaurants?

Accepted Answer

A)  metropolises
B)  suburbanized centers
C)  exurbias
D)  edge citiesE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

In what century did we reach a global population of 1 billion?

Accepted Answer

A)  1700s
B)  1800s
C)  1910s
D)  1930sE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Migrants who gain entry without passing a checkpoint are called undocumented immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the demographic transition theory,population changes are related to which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  religion
B)  industrialization and urbanization
C)  famine
D)  gender norms and practicesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

One recent development in suburbanization is the increasing flight of immigrants away from suburbs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe two reasons why people migrate and include one push and one pull factor.Describe the regulation of borders that they might encounter.Address two moral arguments for not regulating migration.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following terms describes the fact that capitalism requires constant productive growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  sustainable development
B)  treadmill of production
C)  gentrification
D)  McDonaldizationE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Alana is a demographer.Which three basic processes is she likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A)  fertility,health,and income
B)  childbirth rates,population size,and region
C)  fertility,mortality,and migration
D)  fertility,morbidity,and average life expectancyE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The baby boom took place between which of these years?

Accepted Answer

A)  1930 and 1947
B)  1960 and 1975
C)  1946 and 1960
D)  1922 and 1930E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of these is TRUE of the contemporary central role of cities in consumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has expanded into more cities worldwide.
B)  It has intensified but not expanded.
C)  It has been reduced due to Internet use and suburban malls.
D)  It has been supplemented by many more types of consumer services.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following environmental problems is associated with the city?

Accepted Answer

A)  too many green spaces creating water loss
B)  long commuting distances that create major carbon footprints for city residents
C)  heat retention in the treeless concrete jungles of cities that contributes to heat waves
D)  green jobs that are too costly to staffE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of these involves economic and environmental changes that meet the needs of the present,especially of the world's poor,without jeopardizing the needs of the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental development
B)  economic development
C)  organic development
D)  sustainable developmentE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which of these best characterizes world cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are centers of communities of immigrants who interact with family and friends in their homeland.
B)  They are planned communities built around major international airports and shopping centers.
C)  They are found at the outermost rings surrounding large cities.
D)  They are built near major highways and corporate offices.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Deaths from ozone pollution could increase by 2050.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of these describes the recent slowdown in population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is exactly as predicted.
B)  It is a dramatic reduction from prior estimates.
C)  It is like the growth rate just after World War II.
D)  It is a correction that makes population growth no longer a problem.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Joe runs away from his home country of Afghanistan to escape religious persecution.He is an example of which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  asylum seeker
B)  refugee
C)  labor migrant
D)  vagrantE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The earliest work on globalization tended to focus on the natural environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Humans have produced greenhouse gases that have damaged the atmosphere and,in the view of most experts,are leading to a dramatic rise in the temperature of Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 2016,what percentage of the U.S.population was foreign born?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.7%
B)  9.0%
C)  13.5%
D)  22.7%E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 17: Population, urbanization, and the Environment

Deaths from ozone pollution could increase by 2050.

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In what century did we reach a global population of 1 billion?

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Migrants who gain entry without passing a checkpoint are called undocumented immigrants.

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According to the demographic transition theory,population changes are related to which of these?

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Humans have produced greenhouse gases that have damaged the atmosphere and,in the view of most experts,are leading to a dramatic rise in the temperature of Earth.

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Which of these describes the recent slowdown in population growth?

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In 2016,what percentage of the U.S.population was foreign born?

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Which of the following terms describes the fact that capitalism requires constant productive growth?

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What is the term for areas surrounding large cities that are located near major highways and contain shopping centers and many restaurants?

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Which of these best characterizes world cities?

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Alana is a demographer.Which three basic processes is she likely to study?

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Cities are open to a variety of external and global influences.What is this called?

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Which of these is TRUE of the contemporary central role of cities in consumption?

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The baby boom took place between which of these years?

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Joe runs away from his home country of Afghanistan to escape religious persecution.He is an example of which of these?

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Describe two reasons why people migrate and include one push and one pull factor.Describe the regulation of borders that they might encounter.Address two moral arguments for not regulating migration.

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The earliest work on globalization tended to focus on the natural environment.

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One recent development in suburbanization is the increasing flight of immigrants away from suburbs.

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Which of these involves economic and environmental changes that meet the needs of the present,especially of the world's poor,without jeopardizing the needs of the future?

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Which of the following environmental problems is associated with the city?

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