Chapter 13 Practice Quiz

. Which of the following is not a climate scientist or organization who helped society understand the effects of human action on the environment?

. In the past 250 years how many times has the world's population doubled?

. In 2023, what is the estimated population of the world?

. What is a "demographic transition"?

. Modern scientific thinkers on population growth and its effects on societies began with who:

. What is one solution to the fear of the population outgrowing the food supply?

. The rate of urbanization has declined in the last five years, for several reasons:

. Symbolic interactionists study:

. Urban sprawl is most often characterized as haphazard or ________growth, resulting in ________ land-use patterns.

. Ecofeminists unite in a central belief in the convergence between ______and ______.

. For many reasons, fewer and fewer countries are experiencing "water stress," a level of supply that only allows each person an average of 1,000 to 2,000 cubic metres of water per year.

. The collection and disposal of electronic waste carries no risks.

. Sustainability is not only a scientific or environmental issue; it is also a cultural issue, in the sense that it requires a change in belief.

. Birth rates have fallen wherever women have received more education, have delayed marriage, and have enjoyed more social, economic, and political equality with men.

. Population growth occurs evenly around the world.

. Preventative checks prevent overpopulation by reducing fertility rates. .

. The growth of human population has inevitably meant an increased population density on the earth's surface.

. Max Weber said that cities were one of humanities most inefficient innovations.

. The number one problem of the urban world is unemployment.

. The characteristics typical of rural and small-town life is known as Gemeinschaft.

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