Question 1

Although the federal government plans to store nuclear waste under a mountain in Nevada,many people who live in Nevada are trying their best to have it housed elsewhere.This is a classic example of

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A)   conservation.
B)   mainstream environmentalism.
C)   human exceptionalism.
D)   NIMBY.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following is a major area of concern within the four analytic frameworks of environmental sociology?

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A)   demography
B)   attitudes about the environment
C)   incarceration rates
D)   biodiversityE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

What environmental activist is credited with organizing the first Earth Day?

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A)   Rachel Carson
B)   Gaylord Nelson
C)   Ralph Nader
D)   Iona FrisbeeE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

An environmentalist named Aldo Leopold believed that we need to develop a "land ethic" that "changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land-community to plain member and citizen of it." What sort of attitude is Leopold trying to move our society away from?

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A)   the new ecological paradigm
B)   grassroots
C)   conservation
D)   anthropocentricE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

What is demography? List and explain the three basic variables that demographers use to understand population dynamics.

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Question 6

Why does the textbook include a section on centenarians?

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Question 7

Why is the "water grabbing" of developing countries possible?

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A)   Water is a transboundary resource.
B)   Developing countries sell their water to wealthier countries.
C)   Developing countries have more water.
D)   No one owns the water.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

If Georg Simmel is correct,in which type of community would you be LEAST likely to have a friendly relationship with your neighbors?

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A)   a rural area
B)   a suburb
C)   an exurb
D)   a large cityE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

According to Georg Simmel,how do city dwellers relate to one another?

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A)   through restrictive constraints on personal behavior
B)   through family connections
C)   in terms of class-based loyalties
D)   in objective and instrumental termsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Some urban planners are working hard to make sure their communities use the same land for multiple purposes.In particular,they advocate for using land "vertically" such as having apartments on top of retail space.This type of planning is called

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A)   smart growth.
B)   urban sprawl.
C)   suburbanization.
D)   edge city development.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The study of the size,composition,distribution,and change in a human population is called

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A)   environmental sociology.
B)   an ecological paradigm.
C)   conservationism.
D)   demography.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In this ethnography Evicted,Mathew Desmond found that a consequence of not being able to find affordable housing is that getting a job,going to school,and staying healthy become very difficult.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why do wealthier countries take,or water grab,water from poorer countries?

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in order to prevent ...

Question 14

Factories that produce noxious levels of pollution and toxic waste dumps are often located near areas where minorities and the poor reside.Which of the following terms could be used to describe this situation?

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A)   corporate welfare
B)   resource environmentalism
C)   climate justice
D)   environmental racismE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

The net migration rate is the

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A)   number of deaths that can be expected per one thousand people in a given year.
B)   average number of births per one thousand people in the total population.
C)   average age to which a person can expect to live.
D)   number of emigrants subtracted from the number of immigrants.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

List one of the four major factors that New Malthusians credit with influencing the reproductive lives in societies that promote large families.

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Question 17

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,MOST environmental activism was focused on

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A)   the protection and conservation of wilderness.
B)   environmental justice.
C)   grassroots activism to involve individual community members.
D)   lowering the ecological footprints of both individuals and society as a whole.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The Environmental Protection Agency claims that the United States has one of the safest supplies of drinking water in the world,but

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A)   10 percent of U.S. water systems do not meet EPA standards.
B)   the EPA has covered up systematic contamination of the water supply.
C)   most Americans still complain of waterborne disease.
D)   most of the U.S. water supply comes from desalinization plants.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A town developer is advocating for economic and urban planning policies that emphasize responsible development and renewal.Classify his or her approach to growth.

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He or she ...

Question 20

The study of human populations and their impact on the natural world is called

Accepted Answer

A)   the new ecological paradigm.
B)   biodiversity.
C)   conservationism.
D)   radical environmentalism.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 15: Populations,Cities,and the Environment

An environmentalist named Aldo Leopold believed that we need to develop a "land ethic" that "changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land-community to plain member and citizen of it." What sort of attitude is Leopold trying to move our society away from?

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The study of the size,composition,distribution,and change in a human population is called

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Although the federal government plans to store nuclear waste under a mountain in Nevada,many people who live in Nevada are trying their best to have it housed elsewhere.This is a classic example of

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List one of the four major factors that New Malthusians credit with influencing the reproductive lives in societies that promote large families.

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Why is the "water grabbing" of developing countries possible?

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What is demography? List and explain the three basic variables that demographers use to understand population dynamics.

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Factories that produce noxious levels of pollution and toxic waste dumps are often located near areas where minorities and the poor reside.Which of the following terms could be used to describe this situation?

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The Environmental Protection Agency claims that the United States has one of the safest supplies of drinking water in the world,but

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In this ethnography Evicted,Mathew Desmond found that a consequence of not being able to find affordable housing is that getting a job,going to school,and staying healthy become very difficult.

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