Sociology - Population and the Environment
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Question 1 of 54
1. Question
____ is the term for the science dealing with the size, distribution composition and the changes in population
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Question 2 of 54
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The crude birth rate:
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Question 3 of 54
3. Question
The ___ is the number of deaths per 1000 inhabitants in specific age group
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Question 4 of 54
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The ____ is the increase or decrease that results from immigration or emigration per 1000 member of the population in a given year.
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Question 5 of 54
5. Question
The growth rate is the difference between:
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Question 6 of 54
6. Question
Which of the following is an accurate statement about a population pyramid?
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Question 7 of 54
7. Question
According to Malthus:
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8. Question
According to Marx:
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Question 9 of 54
9. Question
According to demographic transition theory, both birth and death rates are high in which stages of demographic transition?
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Question 10 of 54
10. Question
Proponents of the family planning approach to fertility reduction argue that:
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Question 11 of 54
11. Question
Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included:
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Question 12 of 54
12. Question
Which of the following are NOT factors involved in whether or not people define a situation as crowded?
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Question 13 of 54
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Which of the following did NOT restrict the size of postindustrial cities?
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Question 14 of 54
14. Question
Which of the following is an accurate statements about global cities?
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Question 15 of 54
15. Question
Which model of city growth describes the city as a central business district surrounded by a zone in transition than a zone of workingmen’s homes residential zones, and the commuters. zone?
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Question 16 of 54
16. Question
Which of the following is an accurate statement about segregation?
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Question 17 of 54
17. Question
Urban gentrification is an example of.
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Question 18 of 54
18. Question
Which theoretical perspective defines the ecological environment as an ecosystem exhibiting a tendency toward equilibrium?
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Question 19 of 54
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Environmental issues were central to the work of.
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Question 20 of 54
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Which of these can sociology not help us with ?
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Question 21 of 54
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Which perspective on environmental issues tends to adopt an agnostic stance towards the severity of the problem itself?
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Question 22 of 54
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How are genetically modified foods different from previous techniques?
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Question 23 of 54
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Which one of these statements is correct?
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Question 24 of 54
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How did the Brundtland Commission (1987) define sustainable development?
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Question 25 of 54
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Which of the following is not part of ecological modernization theory?
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Question 26 of 54
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Supporters of sustainable development are arguing for.
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Question 27 of 54
27. Question
Which of the following vehicles emits the most carbon per passenger per kilometre?
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Question 28 of 54
28. Question
Which of these is not a criticism that critical realists make of social constructionist approaches to the environment?
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Question 29 of 54
29. Question
In the on-going climate change debates which of these groups is least likely to be identified as having an interest in overemphasising the need for global action on climate change?
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Question 30 of 54
30. Question
Which of the following has NOT been identified as a potential consequence of global warming?
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Question 31 of 54
31. Question
GM crops are different from anything that has existed before because.
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The term manufactured risk refers to.
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For Thomas Robert Malthus the appropriate way to control population was to.
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Question 34 of 54
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Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in.
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Question 35 of 54
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Which of the following is a criticism of the sick role?
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The conflict perspective would note that.
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Which sociological perspective emphasizes that patients should not always be viewed as passive but instead as an actor who often shows a powerful intent to see the physician?
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Question 38 of 54
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Which of the following nations has the lowest infant mortality rate?
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Question 39 of 54
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The final stage in demographic transition is marked by.
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Question 40 of 54
40. Question
According to _______ _________ a variety of life experiences can come to be viewed as illnesses or not.
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Question 41 of 54
41. Question
The first stage of the demographic transition is called the.
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Question 42 of 54
42. Question
Which country is currently experiencing a negative birthrate?
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Question 43 of 54
43. Question
Urbanization in preindustrial cities was restricted by.
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Question 44 of 54
44. Question
In comparison with industrial cities preindustrial cities had.
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Question 45 of 54
45. Question
In which type of city does religion become fragmented and there is greater openness to new religious faiths?
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Question 46 of 54
46. Question
Robert Park and Ernest Burgess are associated with.
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Question 47 of 54
47. Question
The multiple-nuclei theory of urban growth was presented by.
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Question 48 of 54
48. Question
Which group of sociologists note that developers bankers and other powerful real estate interests view housing as an investment and are primarily concerned with maximizing profit not with solving social problems.
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Question 49 of 54
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World systems analysis is closely aligned with.
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Question 50 of 54
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According to Herbert Gans residents who remain in the city to take advantage of the unique cultural and intellectual benefits of the city are called.
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Question 51 of 54
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Herbert Gans called urban residents who prefer to live in their own tight-knit communities.
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Question 52 of 54
52. Question
According to Gerald Suttles a gated community would be an example of a(n)
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Question 53 of 54
53. Question
According to Riley Dunlap which one of the following is not a basic function that the natural environment serves for humans?
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Question 54 of 54
54. Question
Which of the following is predicted to be a major influence on cities during the next 50 years?
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