Soc Ch 20 Exam Study Set
cancer cluster - Answer a geographic area with high levels of cancer within its
population
fracking - Answer hydraulic fracturing, a method used to recover gas and oil from shale
by drilling down into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand, and
proprietary chemicals into the rock
The population of the planet doubled in fifty years to reach _______ in 1999?
A) 6 billion
B) 7 billion
C) 5 billion
D) 10 billion - Answer A) 6 billion
A functionalist would address which issue?
A) The way inner-city areas become ghettoized and limit availability to jobs
B) The way immigration and emigration trends strengthen global relationships
C) The way racism and sexism impact the population composition of rural communities
D) The way humans interact with environmental resources on a daily basis - Answer B)
The way immigration and emigration trends strengthen global relationships
What does carrying capacity refer to?
A) The ability of a community to welcome new immigrants
B) The capacity for globalism within a given ethnic group
C) The amount of life that can be supported sustainably in a particular environment
D) The amount of weight that urban centers can bear if vertical growth is mandated -
Answer C) The amount of life that can be supported sustainably in a particular
environment
What three factors did Malthus believe would limit human population?
A) Self-preservation, old age, and illness
B) Natural cycles, illness, and immigration
C) Violence, new diseases, and old age
, D) War, famine, and disease - Answer D) War, famine, and disease
What does cornucopian theory believe?
A) That human ingenuity will solve any issues that overpopulation creates
B) That new diseases will always keep populations stable
C) That the earth will naturally provide enough for whatever number of humans exist
D) That the greatest risk is population reduction, not population growth - Answer A) That
human ingenuity will solve any issues that overpopulation creates
carrying capacity - Answer the amount of people that can live in a given area
considering the amount of available resources
cornucopian theory - Answer a theory that asserts human ingenuity will rise to the
challenge of providing adequate resources for a growing population
demographic transition theory - Answer a theory that describes four stages of
population growth, following patterns that connect birth and death rates with stages of
industrial development
demography - Answer the study of population
fertility rate - Answer a measure noting the actual number of children born
Malthusian theory - Answer a theory asserting that population is controlled through
positive checks (war, famine, disease) and preventive checks (measures to reduce
fertility)
mortality rate - Answer a measure of the number of people in a population who die
population composition - Answer a snapshot of the demographic profile of a population
based on fertility, mortality, and migration rates
population pyramid - Answer a graphic representation that depicts population
distribution according to age and sex
sex ratio - Answer the ratio of men to women in a given population
zero population growth - Answer a theoretical goal in which the number of people
entering a population through birth or immigration is equal to the number of people
leaving it via death or emigration
In the concentric zone model, Zone B is likely to house what?
A) The city's industrial center
B) Wealthy commuter homes
cancer cluster - Answer a geographic area with high levels of cancer within its
population
fracking - Answer hydraulic fracturing, a method used to recover gas and oil from shale
by drilling down into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand, and
proprietary chemicals into the rock
The population of the planet doubled in fifty years to reach _______ in 1999?
A) 6 billion
B) 7 billion
C) 5 billion
D) 10 billion - Answer A) 6 billion
A functionalist would address which issue?
A) The way inner-city areas become ghettoized and limit availability to jobs
B) The way immigration and emigration trends strengthen global relationships
C) The way racism and sexism impact the population composition of rural communities
D) The way humans interact with environmental resources on a daily basis - Answer B)
The way immigration and emigration trends strengthen global relationships
What does carrying capacity refer to?
A) The ability of a community to welcome new immigrants
B) The capacity for globalism within a given ethnic group
C) The amount of life that can be supported sustainably in a particular environment
D) The amount of weight that urban centers can bear if vertical growth is mandated -
Answer C) The amount of life that can be supported sustainably in a particular
environment
What three factors did Malthus believe would limit human population?
A) Self-preservation, old age, and illness
B) Natural cycles, illness, and immigration
C) Violence, new diseases, and old age
, D) War, famine, and disease - Answer D) War, famine, and disease
What does cornucopian theory believe?
A) That human ingenuity will solve any issues that overpopulation creates
B) That new diseases will always keep populations stable
C) That the earth will naturally provide enough for whatever number of humans exist
D) That the greatest risk is population reduction, not population growth - Answer A) That
human ingenuity will solve any issues that overpopulation creates
carrying capacity - Answer the amount of people that can live in a given area
considering the amount of available resources
cornucopian theory - Answer a theory that asserts human ingenuity will rise to the
challenge of providing adequate resources for a growing population
demographic transition theory - Answer a theory that describes four stages of
population growth, following patterns that connect birth and death rates with stages of
industrial development
demography - Answer the study of population
fertility rate - Answer a measure noting the actual number of children born
Malthusian theory - Answer a theory asserting that population is controlled through
positive checks (war, famine, disease) and preventive checks (measures to reduce
fertility)
mortality rate - Answer a measure of the number of people in a population who die
population composition - Answer a snapshot of the demographic profile of a population
based on fertility, mortality, and migration rates
population pyramid - Answer a graphic representation that depicts population
distribution according to age and sex
sex ratio - Answer the ratio of men to women in a given population
zero population growth - Answer a theoretical goal in which the number of people
entering a population through birth or immigration is equal to the number of people
leaving it via death or emigration
In the concentric zone model, Zone B is likely to house what?
A) The city's industrial center
B) Wealthy commuter homes
