Soc Ch 20 Study Questions With Verified Answers
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 populati...
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
/.asylum-seekers - Answer-those whose claim to refugee status have not been validated
/.cancer cluster - Answer-a geographic area with high levels of cancer within its
population
/.carrying capacity - Answer-the amount of people that can live in a given area
considering the amount of available resources
/.climate change - Answer-long-term shifts in temperature and climate due to human
activity
/.concentric zone model - Answer-a model of human ecology that views cities as a
series of circular rings or zones
/.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
/.e-waste - Answer-the disposal of broken, obsolete, and worn-out electronics
/.environmental racism - Answer-the burdening of economically and socially
disadvantaged communities with a disproportionate share of environmental hazards
/.environmental sociology - Answer-the sociological subfield that addresses the
relationship between humans and the environment
/.exurbs - Answer-communities that arise farther out than the suburbs and are typically
populated by residents of high socioeconomic status
, /.fertility rate - Answer-a measure noting the actual number of children born
/.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
/.gentrification - Answer-the entry of upper- and middle-class residents to city areas or
communities that have been historically less affluent
/.How are the suburbs of Paris different from those of most U.S. cities?
A) They are connected by public transportation.
B) There are more industrial and business opportunities there.
C) They are synonymous with housing projects and urban poor.
D) They are less populated. - Answer-C) They are synonymous with housing projects
and urban poor.
/.How does gentrification affect cities?
A) They become more crowded.
B) Less affluent residents are pushed into less desirable areas.
C) Traffic issues, including pollution, become worse.
D) All of the above - Answer-B) Less affluent residents are pushed into less desirable
areas.
/.human ecology - Answer-a functional perspective that looks at the relationship
between people and their built and natural environment
/.In 2014, what was the largest city in the world?
A) Delhi
B) New York
C) Shanghai
D) Tokyo - Answer-D) Tokyo
/.In the concentric zone model, Zone B is likely to house what?
A) The city's industrial center
B) Wealthy commuter homes
C) Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments
D) Rural outposts - Answer-C) Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments
/.internally displaced person - Answer-someone who fled his or her home while
remaining inside the country's borders
/.Malthusian theory - Answer-a theory asserting that population is controlled through
positive checks (war, famine, disease) and preventive checks (measures to reduce
fertility)
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