Question 1

Between 1850 and the present time, the global urban revolution resulted in urban population increasing from

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A)   2% to 50%
B)   7% to 62%
C)   14% to 43%
D)   15% to 92%
E)   25% to 95%

Question 2

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice
 
-On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that represents a population that is increasing slowly.

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Question 3

In the demographic transition model, death rates fall while birth rates remain high during

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A)   the preindustrial stage
B)   the industrial stage
C)   the postindustrial stage
D)   the transitional stage
E)   the pre and postindustrial phases

Question 4

An advantage of ____________________ is the decrease in birth rates and decrease in abortions.

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Question 5

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice
 
-On the generalized model of the demographic transition, choose the stage in which death rates decrease and birth rates are high.

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Question 6

Full-cost pricing of gasoline refers to taxing gasoline by the gallon, as it is purchased, to cover the estimated harmful costs of driving. This tax has been estimated to be:

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A)   $2.90 per gallon
B)   $12.00 per gallon just for the tax
C)   $12.00 per gallon when combined with the cost of the gas itself
D)   $4.00 per gallon
E)   $4.00 per liter

Question 7

The age structure of a population is the number or percentage of

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A)   females under reproductive age
B)   females at reproductive age
C)   males age 15 to 44
D)   persons of each sex in young, middle, and older age groups
E)   persons of each sex age 15 to 44

Question 8

Currently, legal and illegal immigration account for _____ of U.S. population growth.

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A)   16%
B)   26%
C)   36%
D)   46%
E)   56%

Question 9

Between the years 1955 and 2011, the total fertility rate in the world

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A)   increased from 2.8 to 6.5
B)   decreased from 5.0 to 2.5
C)   decreased from 2.5 to 1.6
D)   increased from 1.6 to 2.5
E)   increased from 2.5 to 2.8

Question 10

How many people are estimated to live in acute poverty today in developing countries?

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A)   1.4 billion
B)   1.4 million
C)   140,000
D)   82 million
E)   1.8 billion

Question 11

The demographic transition model helps to explain why

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A)   Death rates rise in industrializing nations.
B)   Industrialization leads to population growth.
C)   Development requires large populations.
D)   Birth rates fall before death rates.
E)   Death rates fall before birth rates.

Question 12

India ____ family-planning program.

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A)   had the world's first national
B)   has the world's most successful
C)   has the world's only national
D)   has the world's largest
E)   all of these answers

Question 13

Which of the following statements is false?

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A)   About 1.2 million people are killed worldwide annually in motor vehicle accidents.
B)   Motor vehicles are the largest source of air pollution.
C)   More Americans have been killed by automobiles than on battlefields in all U.S. wars.
D)   In the United States, more than 40,000 people die annually in motor vehicle accidents.
E)   Motor vehicles are second only to industry as a source of air pollution in the U.S.

Question 14

Advantages of Mass Transit Rail systems include which of the following?

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A)   Causes fewer injuries and deaths than cars.
B)   Inexpensive to build.
C)   Produces less air pollution than cars.
D)   All of these answers are correct.
E)   Two of these answers choices are correct

Question 15

Which of the following statements about women's employment/economic status is false?

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A)   Women do more than half of the work gathering fuelwood.
B)   Women do more than half of the work involved in producing food.
C)   Women have more than half of the world's assets.
D)   Women provide more of the world's health care than all of the world's organized health services put together.
E)   Women do almost all domestic work and child care.

Question 16

All of the following reasons help explain why the United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates of developed countries except

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A)   lack of health care for children of the poor after birth
B)   the older age of pregnant women as a result of many women delaying having children
C)   lack of health care for poor women while they are pregnant
D)   high birth rate for teenage women
E)   drug addiction among pregnant women

Question 17

In the future, coastal cities will likely be faced with

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A)   severe water shortages when the mountaintop glaciers that feed the watersheds coming into these cities are reduced by global warming
B)   flooding as sea levels rise secondary to global warming
C)   higher populations as people move from arid areas because of droughts
D)   no major changes in water availability or population size
E)   changes in water availability, but no changes in population size

Question 18

Explain the term demographic momentum and provide a real-life example.

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A country with a large percentage of its...

Question 19

Two useful indicators of overall health in a country or region are

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A)   birth rate and death rate
B)   replacement-level fertility rate and total fertility rate
C)   life expectancy and infant mortality rate
D)   life expectancy and death rate
E)   life expectancy and population growth rate

Question 20

The crude birth rate is the number of live births per _____ persons in a given year.

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A)   50
B)   100
C)   500
D)   1,000
E)   10,000

Exam 6: The Human Population and Urbanization

Two useful indicators of overall health in a country or region are

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Which of the following statements is false?

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An advantage of ____________________ is the decrease in birth rates and decrease in abortions.

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India ____ family-planning program.

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Advantages of Mass Transit Rail systems include which of the following?

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Which of the following statements about women's employment/economic status is false?

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Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -On the generalized model of the demographic transition, choose the stage in which death rates decrease and birth rates are high.

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The demographic transition model helps to explain why

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Currently, legal and illegal immigration account for _____ of U.S. population growth.

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Full-cost pricing of gasoline refers to taxing gasoline by the gallon, as it is purchased, to cover the estimated harmful costs of driving. This tax has been estimated to be:

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Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that represents a population that is increasing slowly.

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The crude birth rate is the number of live births per _____ persons in a given year.

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Between the years 1955 and 2011, the total fertility rate in the world

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In the future, coastal cities will likely be faced with

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Between 1850 and the present time, the global urban revolution resulted in urban population increasing from

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Explain the term demographic momentum and provide a real-life example.

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How many people are estimated to live in acute poverty today in developing countries?

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All of the following reasons help explain why the United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates of developed countries except

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