Chapter 15

The infant mortality rate for African Americans is more than twice as high as it is for white people.

Most historians agree that the first city was

In general, the way of life of people living in low-income nations causes much more harm to the environment than the way of life of people living in high-income nations does.

During the last decade, there has been a rebound in the rural population of the United States.

In low-income countries, increasing opportunities available to women are likely to

Which of the following four statements about migration is NOT true?

Fertility refers to

As societies gain technological power, more population, and affluence, they have a greater and greater effect on the natural environment.

In general, low-income countries grow as much from immigration as from natural increase.

In terms of migration within the United States, the region of the country most often left behind is

One region of the world has both the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate. Which is it?

The crude death rate is the most widely used measure of a society's population decline.

Among which of the following categories of the U.S. population is fertility low?

Which of the following is evidence of the shortage of fresh water now found around the world?

Today, the three or four largest cities contain as many people as did the entire world some 12,000 years ago.

In general, low-income countries grow as much from immigration as from natural increase.

At the present rate of loss, almost all of the rain forests will be gone by the end of this century.

"Zero population growth" refers to cases in which no more people are born.

The University of Chicago's sociology department had an early focus on cities and urban life.

In 2011, eighty nations had a birth rate below the zero population growth point.

The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?

Which of the following concepts refers to the optimistic approach to environmental issues that claims science can promote progress and solve environmental problems?

The concept "zero population growth" refers to the level of reproduction that

A third urban revolution is now taking place in

Which of the following statements expresses the "logic of growth"?

About when did urban centralization-the industrial metropolis-reach its peak in the United States?

Sex ratios are usually greater than 100 because men typically outlive women.