Question 1

Which of the following would NOT be a pronatalist policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   the one-child rule in China
B)   free summer camps for young couples with no contraceptive usage allowed
C)   workers having a day off to have sex
D)   cars and monetary gifts for new parents

Question 2

According to the text, the most important demographic processes are fertility, mortality, and migration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is predicted to have the most impact on urban planning in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)   Migration of people to cities will continue.
B)   International boundaries of countries will become more controlled.
C)   Economic systems will continue to be based on physical labor.
D)   Squatters will move from rural areas to areas around cities.

Question 4

According to the text, the population explosion began with the end of the feudal period in Europe and the beginning of industrialization in developing countries and spread around the globe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 5

The study of human populations is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   demography
B)   urbanization
C)   populogy
D)   urban ecology

Question 6

List and explain five factors that can affect population size.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Life expectancy can influence population size. Life expectancy is how long people are expected life. Second, the birth rate can affect population size. Third, dependency ratio, then, is the ratio of those in both the young and aged groups compared with the number of people in the productive age groups from 15 to 64 years old, and this can also affect population size. Fourth, migration can affect population size. Fifth, the sex ratio can affect population size.

Question 7

Average fertility rates are lower in developed Global North countries than they are in Global South countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most ______ countries have a high percentage of dependent people over age 64.

Accepted Answer

A)   third-world
B)   South American
C)   least developed
D)   Global North

Question 9

Since the 1960s, internal migration in the United States has been toward the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   North and West
B)   East and South
C)   West and South
D)   North and East

Question 10

The world's population doubles every 102 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Tia is interested in studying the way farm families decide how many children to have. She feels that the number of workers needed to sustain the farm will relate to the number of children families have, with those needing more workers having more children. Which of the following theories is Tia likely using?

Accepted Answer

A)   demographic transition
B)   conflict
C)   wealth flow
D)   Malthusian C

Question 12

Although women are having fewer children than ever before in some countries, the population is expected to continue growing for another 20 years. How is this possible?

Accepted Answer

A)   below population replacement levels
B)   population momentum
C)   zero population growth
D)   a rapid change in the dependency ratio

Question 13

A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that:

Accepted Answer

A)   it fails to consider the social consequences of population growth.
B)   it assumes that modernization will lead to rational choices about family size.
C)   it ignores the role of improvements in health and sanitation.
D)   all of these.

Question 14

The sex ratio does not tell researchers:

Accepted Answer

A)   how many women are potentially able to give birth.
B)   the number of people who can support the dependent members of a population.
C)   the number of potential eligible spouses in a society.
D)   the ration of males to females in the population.

Question 15

Monica is investigating the ways poverty is dealt with in socialist and capitalist societies. She predicts that socialist societies will be more likely than capitalist societies to expand to find jobs for poor citizens. Which of the following theories is Monica likely using?

Accepted Answer

A)   demographic transition
B)   conflict
C)   wealth flow
D)   symbolic interactionist

Question 16

Explain the push-pull theory of migration, and provide examples of each.

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Question 17

If a country wants to control population growth, raising the status of women is key.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Thomas Malthus's population theory has been critiqued for being ethnocentric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a pull factor in migration?

Accepted Answer

A)   war
B)   jobs
C)   political conflicts
D)   economic crises

Question 20

Because of their widespread availability, fewer than 1 million women around the world lack access to contraceptives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Population and Urbanization: Living on Planet Earth

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According to the text, the most important demographic processes are fertility, mortality, and migration.

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Which of the following is predicted to have the most impact on urban planning in the future?

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According to the text, the population explosion began with the end of the feudal period in Europe and the beginning of industrialization in developing countries and spread around the globe.

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The study of human populations is known as ______.

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List and explain five factors that can affect population size.

Average fertility rates are lower in developed Global North countries than they are in Global South countries.

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Most ______ countries have a high percentage of dependent people over age 64.

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Since the 1960s, internal migration in the United States has been toward the ______.

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The world's population doubles every 102 years.

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A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that:

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The sex ratio does not tell researchers:

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Monica is investigating the ways poverty is dealt with in socialist and capitalist societies. She predicts that socialist societies will be more likely than capitalist societies to expand to find jobs for poor citizens. Which of the following theories is Monica likely using?

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Explain the push-pull theory of migration, and provide examples of each.

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If a country wants to control population growth, raising the status of women is key.

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Thomas Malthus's population theory has been critiqued for being ethnocentric.

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Because of their widespread availability, fewer than 1 million women around the world lack access to contraceptives.

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List and explain five factors that can affect population size.

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Most ______ countries have a high percentage of dependent people over age 64.

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Since the 1960s, internal migration in the United States has been toward the ______.

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A primary criticism of demographic transition theory is that:

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The sex ratio does not tell researchers:

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Monica is investigating the ways poverty is dealt with in socialist and capitalist societies. She predicts that socialist societies will be more likely than capitalist societies to expand to find jobs for poor citizens. Which of the following theories is Monica likely using?

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If a country wants to control population growth, raising the status of women is key.

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Thomas Malthus's population theory has been critiqued for being ethnocentric.

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