Population, Urbanization, and Environment

a.the physical environment b.human culture c.human population d.democratic politics Demography is the study of _____.

The correct answer is c. human population.

Controlling the world’s population depends on expanding women’s choices. a.Yes b.No

The crude birth rate is the number of live births per _____. a.every thousand people in a population b.every thousand women in the population c.every thousand women of child bearing age d.average woman during her lifetime

The correct answer is a. every thousand people in a population. The crude birth rate is the number of live births per _____.

The sex ratio is _____. a.number of females for every 100 males b.number of males for every 100 females c.graphic representation of males and females by age d.number of females born per 100 males

The correct answer is b. number of males for every 100 females. The sex ratio is _____.

Demographic transition theory states that as a country industrializes, _____. a.the death and birth rates decline together b.the birth rate declines, then the death rate c.the death rate declines, then the birth rate d.neither birth or death rates decline

The correct answer is c. the death rate declines, then the birth rate. Demographic transition theory states that as a country industrializes, _____.

Maximum possible childbearing for women is _____. a.the refined birth rate b.fertility c.the maximum birth rate d.fecundity

The correct answer is d. fecundity. Maximum possible childbearing for women is _____.

For societies at the postindustrial level of economic development, the population _____. a.increases very slowly b.increases very rapidly c.remains stable d.decreases very rapidly

The correct answer is a. increases very slowly. For societies at the postindustrial level of economic development, the population _____.

Since approximately 1990 in the U.S., _____. a.rural areas have gained population b.sunbelt cities have gotten smaller c.snowbelt cities have been rapidly increasing their populations d.all of the above are correct

The correct answer is a. rural areas have gained population. Since approximately 1990 in the U.S., _____.

Those who currently believe overpopulation will push the world into war and suffering are called _____. a.neo-Malthusians b.modernization theorists c.dependency theorists d.demographers

The correct answer is a. neo-Malthusians. Those who currently believe overpopulation will push the world into war and suffering are called _____.