Question 1

A form of the enterprise zone that combines tax breaks and low interest loans in redeveloping areas is called ________.

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A Federal Empowerment Zone combines both tax breaks and low interest loans to encourage businesses to invest and redevelop in economically distressed areas. Redline districts refer to historically discriminatory practices where certain areas were designated as high-risk and therefore ineligible for investment, while urban renewal sections and the reinvestment model do not specifically refer to this combination of tax breaks and low interest loans.

Question 2

The Gerad Company has decided to build their new factory in an area of the city that is considered a problem area. When they applied for a loan at the bank, they were refused. The refusal of this loan is an example of ________.

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This is an example of redlining, which is when banks or other lending institutions refuse to provide loans or services to individuals or businesses based on the location of their property in a certain area, often because it is considered a high-risk or low-income area.

Question 3

What is demography?

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Question 4

What was "The Great Migration?"

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Question 5

According to sociologist William Julius Wilson, what organizational change in society transformed the inner cities into ghettos?

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Question 6

Based on the conflict perspective, how have the Most Industrialized Nations responded to increased birth rates in the Least Industrialized Nations?

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Question 7

Techniques that protect your "personal space," such as using a newspaper to shield yourself from others, is known as ________.

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The technique of using a newspaper or other physical object to protect one's personal space is an example of the norm of noninvolvement, which refers to the tendency to avoid engaging with others or becoming too closely involved in their affairs. This norm is common in many cultures and is often used as a way to maintain social boundaries and protect individual autonomy. The other options - diffusion of responsibility, alienation, and group polarization - do not accurately describe this particular behavior.

Question 8

A situation where there are more bystanders, but a tendency for fewer bystanders to help in an emergency situation, is referred to as ________.

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Diffusion of responsibility occurs when there are more people present in an emergency situation, leading to a decreased likelihood of any individual taking action as the responsibility is perceived to be shared among the group.

Question 9

What are the four stages of the demographic transition theory?

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Question 10

What is the difference in population growth between the Least Industrialized Nations and the Most Industrialized Nations?

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Question 11

What is the basic premise of the Malthus theorem?

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Question 12

According to sociologist Herbert Gans, people experience the city differently. How did Gans suggest some people find a sense of community in the city?

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According to Herbert Gans, some people find a sense of community in the city by personalizing their shopping and patronizing the same establishments. By doing so, they become familiar with the local store owners and other regular customers, creating a sense of connection and community.

Question 13

Approximately how long did it take the world population to reach 1 billion, then each successive billion after that to reach the 6 billion mark?

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Question 14

What are the three demographic variables used to project the future growth or decline of populations?

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Question 15

The process of one group of people displacing a group whose racial, ethnic, or social class characteristics differ from their own is called ________.

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The process described is known as the invasion-succession cycle, where one group "invades" a neighborhood or area and gradually displaces the previous residents who have different racial, ethnic, or social class characteristics. This phenomenon is often observed in urban areas during gentrification or suburbanization. Choice B (invasion-dispersion) is not a correct term and choices C and D (acculturation-assimilation and acculturation-succession, respectively) do not accurately describe the process of group displacement based on differences in race, ethnicity, or social class.

Question 16

Based on Gans' typologies of city dwellers, what classification do the elderly, mentally ill, and drug addicts fall into?

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The elderly, mentally ill, and drug addicts are typically classified as "the trapped" in Gans' typologies of city dwellers. They are often marginalized and disadvantaged, lacking the resources and social support to escape their situations. The trapped are characterized by a lack of mobility and limited opportunities for improvement in their living conditions.

Question 17

The city of Whispering Falls is trying to boost its economy by offering large corporations low taxes and economic assistance to locate in an industrial park within the city limits. Such a strategy is referred to as ________.

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Establishing an enterprise zone involves offering economic incentives to attract businesses and boost the local economy. Redlining refers to discriminatory lending practices, gentrification refers to the process of wealthier individuals moving into a lower-income neighborhood and changing its character, and urban renewal typically involves demolishing and rebuilding existing structures in an effort to revitalize blighted areas.

Question 18

What are the three reasons that support why bearing many children plays a central role in the lives of women from the Least Industrialized Nations?

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Question 19

With Western nations producing enough food to feed the world's population, why are people starving?

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Question 20

Since the food supply is arithmetic, how is it possible for there to be more food produced for each person in the world today than there was in 1950?

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Quiz 20: Population and Urbanization