Category: Population and the Environment

A. the media
B. fossil fuel corporations
C. academic climate change researchers
D. countries such as the Maldives at risk of rising sea levels

A. A population pyramid portrays the sex and age composition of a population
B. A population pyramid must be based on absolute numbers.
C. A population pyramid is of interest solely to academics.
D. A population pyramid requires complex statistical calculation to understand the interrelationship between age and sex in a given population.

A. Segregation in always an involuntary process
B. Segregation is the encroachment by one group on an area occupied by another group
C. Segregation can be prevented by the practice of redlining
D. Segregation is the process by which natural areas are formed by the clustering of individuals or groups on the basis of common traits or activities

A. an economic crisis in the capitalist system would force factory owners into the ranks of the unemployed
B. an excess of the working-class population depends on the availability of employment opportunities not on fixed supply of food.
C. the problems associated with population growth are a function of the scarcity of wealth
D. self-control would restrain population growth.

A. risks which result from human interaction with the natural world
B. risks associated with the activities of manufacturing industries
C. risks that have been exaggerated by the output of the media
D. risks that only affect advanced industrial economies

A. high birthrates and death rates
B. high birthrates and low death rates
C. low birthrates and high death rates
D. low birthrates and low death rates

A. emigration rate
B. growth rate
C. immigration rate
D. net migration rate

A. the clash of values and culture of people who came together
B. poor transportation
C. difficulty securing large areas from outside threats
D. Sewage-polluted water supplies

A. development that protects the environment for future generations even at the expense of the present generation
B. development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
C. a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations
D. development that is capable of maintaining sustainable economic growth for all countries of the world

A. edge city
B. defended neighborhood
C. urban enclave
D. ethnic village