A. Demography
B. Ecology
C. Popology
D. Stratification
Population and the Environment
The ……. is the number of deaths per 1000 inhabitants in specific age group ?
A. crude death rate
B. age-specific death rate
C. infant mortality rate
D. targeted mortality rate
The growth rate is the difference between…………..?
A. immigration and emigration rates.
B. births and deaths
C. fertility and fecundity
D. none of the above
According to Malthus…………?
A. human populations tend to increase more slowly than their ability to increase the food supply.
B. agricultural production increases in a geometric fashion.
C. people could use “moral restraint” to reduce the birth rate.
D. famine war and pestilence are social problems that a population can overcome.
According to demographic transition theory, both birth and death rates are high in which stages of demographic transition ?
A. the first stage
B. the second stage
C. the third stage
D. the first and third stage
Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included………….?
A. Italy’s practice of punishing couples who have two or more children.
B. china’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.
C. France’s elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children.
D. Brazil’s refusal to grant a divorce to couples with children
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
Which model of city growth describes the city as a central business district surrounded by a zone in transition than a zone of workingmen’s homes residential zones, and the commuters. zone ?
A. the multiple nuclei model
B. the sector models
C. the concentric circle models
D. the social area analysis model
Urban gentrification is an example of…………?
A. segregation
B. invasion
C. redlining
D. none of these
Environmental issues were central to the work of………….?
A. Karl Marx
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Max Weber
D. None of these