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Sociology 1502 - Chapter 20 Exam Questions and Answers
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Sociology 1502 - Chapter 201. The population of the planet doubled in 50 years to reach _______ in 1999?
a. 6 billion
b. 7 billion
c. 5 billion
d. 10 billion - Answer -a. 6 billion
2. A functionalist would address which issue?
a. The way that inner city areas become ghettoized and limit availability to jobs
b. The way that societies adapt to ecological conditions
c. How racism and sexism impact the population composition of rural communities
d. The way that humans interact with environmental resources on a daily basis - Answer -b. The way
that societies adapt to ecological conditions
3. 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 centres can bear if vertical growth is mandated - Answer -c. The
amount of life that can be supported sustainably in a particular environment
4. 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
5. What does cornucopian theory state?
a. That human ingenuity will solve any issues that overpopulation creates
b. That new diseases will always keep populations stable
c. That 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
6. In the concentric zone model, Zone B is likely to house what?
a. The city's industrial centre
b. Wealthy commuter homes
c. Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments
d. Rural outposts - Answer -c. Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments
7. What are the prerequisites for the existence of a city?
a. Good environment with water and a favourable climate
b. Advanced agricultural technology
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