sociology chapter 20
In 2013, the number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people worldwide exceeded ______ people for the first time since the end of World War II.
50 million
Melissa has been working to develop drought-resistance seeds that require little water to grow and which produce grain. She wants to send these to arid parts of the world, where conventional grain is not easy (or even impossible) to grow to improve nutrition for the people in those countries. In sociological terms, Melissa most likely ascribes to:
Cornucopian theory
In the concentric zone model, Zone B is likely to house what?
Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments
Which of the following is one of the many concerns with the practice of fracking?
Fracking requires a huge amount of water.
What are the two primary methods of waste disposal?
Landfill and incineration
What does cornucopian theory believe?
That human ingenuity will solve any issues that overpopulation creates
The "tragedy of the commons" is a reference to what?
The common grazing lands in Oxford
Which is an aspect of city life that might catch a human ecologist's attention?
The decision to make sidewalks narrower so that a city road can provide on-street parking.
Which is an example of environmental racism?
The fact that a disproportionate percentage of people of color live in environmentally hazardous areas
What does human ecology theory address?
The relationship between humans and their environments
A functionalist would address which issue?
The way immigration and emigration trends strengthen global relationships
How are the suburbs of Paris different from those of most U. S. cities?
They are synonymous with housing projects and urban poor.
What types of municipal projects often result in environmental racism?
Toxic dumps or other objectionable projects
Urbanization includes the sociological study of what?
Urban economics, urban politics, urban environments
What three factors did Malthus believe would limit human population?
War, famine, and disease
What is one way the people of the United States, and the world, are reaching and abusing the Earth's carrying capacity?
We show little concern about contaminating water with our garbage and waste.
"Climate change" is a less politicized phrase that has replaced:
global warming
Pollution, like many other issues in the world, has become a global issue. What was the name of the agreement that several countries signed as a way to pledge the lessening of carbon emissions?
the Kyoto Protocol
In 2014, what was the largest city in the world?
tokyo
Three things are important for the formation and sustaining of a city. Which of the below options is NOT one of them?
well constructed buildings
