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Category: Population and the Environment
Which of the following is an accurate statement about segregation ?
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
According to Marx_____________?
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.
The term manufactured risk refers to_______________?
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
The final stage in demographic transition is marked by_______________?
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
The ____ is the increase or decrease that results from immigration or emigration per 1000 member of the population in a given year ?
A. emigration rate
B. growth rate
C. immigration rate
D. net migration rate
Which of the following did NOT restrict the size of postindustrial cities ?
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
How did the Brundtland Commission (1987) define sustainable development ?
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
According to Gerald Suttles a gated community would be an example of a(n)_____________?
A. edge city
B. defended neighborhood
C. urban enclave
D. ethnic village
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?
A. urban ecologists
B. new urban sociologist
C. functionalists
D. human ecologists
Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in______________?
A. Japan
B. USA
C. Gambia
D. unknown
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