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Question 41

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Which of the following is true in eco-cities?

A) Abandoned lots and industrial sites are left alone rather than developed.
B) The focus is only on the city, not on surrounding natural areas and farms.
C) The city is allowed to grow naturally, rather than through urban planning.
D) Food comes from local sources, including rooftop gardens.
E) Eco-friendly car use is encouraged by special traffic lanes and rules.

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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Age structure diagrams ____.

A) show only two age groups: reproductive and not-reproductive
B) show the number of males and females in the reproductive age categories only
C) are strictly for present use and do not provide insight into future trends
D) are useful for studying developing countries but not developed countries
E) are useful for predicting population momentum

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Countries and areas where people have good access to family planning, economic opportunities for women, and schooling for girls generally higher birth rates than those where these things are less available.

One an advantage of buses in cities is that they ____.

Explain how a city affects local climate conditions.

An ________ is a city that promotes sustainable growth and development using a variety of approaches, such as eco-friendly transportation, the recycling or reuse of food, and biodiversity protection.____________________.

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice. Figure 6.10

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice. Figure 6.10

Urban areas have some environmental advantages.

Which of the following implies the greatest built-in momentum for population growth?

Briefly discuss the baby boomers and their effect on the United States population profile.

As countries develop economically, birth and death rates generally decline.

During the preindustrial stage of the demographic transition, a country has relatively slow population growth despite a high birth rate because the death rate is so high.

One reason birth and fertility rates in more-developed countries tend to be lower is that ____.

Human population growth since 1960 has been evenly distributed around the world.

Human populations grow or decline in particular countries, cities, or other areas through the interplay of three factors: births, ____________________, and migration.

Women who cannot ____ often have more children than those who can.

If a country has a declining population without ways to increase the proportion of young, working individuals, then economic problems may result because so many people require government expenditures relative to those paying taxes to support the expenditures.

In 1969, planners in which Brazilian city decided to focus on an inexpensive and efficient mass-transit system rather than on the car?

One view of population growth proposes that____________________ advances have allowed humans to avoid the pressure of environmental limits that all populations of other species face.