Deck 15: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Question 1

___is the study of human populations.

A) Sociology
B) Demography
C) Ecology
D) Zero population growth (GPG)

Answer 1

Population:
Population is the total of all the organisms in a similar category. Population considers all the elements in a particular area. In a particular time gap, the population will be monitored. The opportunities will be evaluated based on the population study of a particular area.
Statement:
Sociology is the study regarding the social interaction of a person at every level of life. Sociology clearly explains about the behavior of a person towards the society. The statistical study about the human population is known as demography.
Ecology deals with the scientific study and analysis of various organisms and its interaction with the environment. Zero population growth is an indication of no improvement or decline in the population.
Hence, options (a), (c), and (d) are incorrect.
Justification:
Demography helps to study the human population. It is a scientific study about the human population.
Hence, the option
is correct.

Question 2

Emma is comparing the number of deaths per 1,000 people in Spain and Russia for 2011. She is measuring

A) fertility.
B) mortality.
C) the crude birth rate.
D) the crude death rate.

Answer 2

Population:
Population is the total of all the organisms in a similar category. Population considers all the elements in a particular area. In a particular time gap, the population will be monitored. The opportunities will be evaluated based on the population study of a particular area.
Statement:
Fertility measures the productiveness. It is necessary to consider fertility for studying the population. Fertility helps to evaluate the number of babies born in an area for a particular period. The crude birth rate is the widely used measure of fertility.
Mortality is the opposite concept of fertility. Mortality studies the number of deaths in a particular locality for a specified period. The crude death rate measures the mortality in a particular area.
Hence, options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect.
Justification:
Mortality measures the death trend in a particular area for a particular period. The crude death rate is the widely used measure for measuring mortality. Birth crude rate is the measure used to measure the fertility.
Hence, the option
is correct.

Question 3

Which one of the following is NOT one of the phases of demographic transition theory?

A) Preindustrial society
B) Early industrial society
C) Advanced industrial society
D) Declining industrial society

Answer 3

Population:
Population is the total of all the organisms in a similar category. Population considers all the elements in a particular area. In a particular time gap, the population will be monitored. The opportunities will be evaluated based on the population study of a particular area.
Statement:
Demographic transition theory is the idea to keep the population rate in line with the technological and economic development. There are four phases or stages identified by the demographic transition theory. They are as follows:
• Preindustrial society
• Early industrial society
• Advanced industrial society
• Postindustrial society
Hence, options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect.
Justification:
Preindustrial society, early industrial society, advanced industrial society, and postindustrial society are the phases of demographic transition theory. Declining industrial society is not the stage in the demographic transition theory.
Hence, option
is correct.

Question 4

Maleek and Shonda live in a newly developed area that's rural but on the fringe of an urbanized region. They live in

A) anexurb.
B) a suburb.
C) a gentrified area.
D) an edge city.

Question 5

Why do many feminist scholars maintain that women suffer more problems than men when living in urban areas?

A) Women don't have the natural aggressive instinct that men have.
B) Husbands tend to maintain tighter controls over their wives in urban areas.
C) Urban areas have typically been designed by men and for men.
D) All of the above explain why women suffer more problems in urban areas.

Question 6

True or False Malthusian theory claims that population growth is kept in check and stabilizes as developing countries experience economic and technological development.

Question 7

True or False Population pyramids are visual representations ofa population's makeup in terms of the age and sex of its members at a given point in time.

Question 8

True or False Concentric zone theory emphasizes the development of suburbs around a city but away from its center.

Question 9

True or False A sex ratio of 115 means that there are 115 women for every 100 men in a population.

Question 10

True or False Global warming begins with the greenhouse effect.

Question 11

Does Malthusian theory or demographic transition theory come closer to your perspective on population growth? Why?

Question 12

How do functionalist, conflict, feminist, and symbolic interactionist theories differ in their explanations of urbanization? Be specific in illustrating your answer.