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religion involves

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beliefs and practices concerning what is sacred

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things are profane when we understand them

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in terms of their everyday usefulness

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ritual

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formal, ceremonial behavior

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faith is a way of knowing based on

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conviction or belief in things unseen

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sociological analysis of religion is concerned with

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understanding patterns of religious activity and their effect on society

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NOT a function of religion for society

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fostering social conflict

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guided by the symbolic interaction approach sociologists examine

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all of the above

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an analysis of how religion supports the interests of societys elites would fall under which of the following theoretical approaches

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social conflict approach

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what do the sacred texts of christianity judaism and islam have in common?

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support for patriarchy

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in his analysis of protestantism and the rise of capitalism max weber stated that protestantism

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stressed duty and hard work boosting economic production and fostering the rise of capitalism

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supporters of liberation theology hope that this social movement will achieve which of the following goals?

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reducing social inequality and especailly poverty

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a religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society is called a

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church

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the roman catholic church has existed in various forms including as a

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state church

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in the us the amish would be an example of a

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sect

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religious organization that is largely outside a society's cultural tradictions

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cult

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which religious organization began as a cult

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all of the above

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animism is the belief that

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everything in the world is a conscious living force that is able to affect us

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christianity is one example of which of the following types of religions

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monotheism

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polytheism refers to

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belief in many gods

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in the us muslim population includes which of the following?

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all of the above

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the worlds largest concentration of jews is found in

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north america

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the oldest of the world religions discussed in the text

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hinduism

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confucianism is closely linked to the tradictional culture of

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china

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compared to eastern religions, western religions

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operate more ethical codes of conduct

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in the us a majority of people claim to be

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protestant

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in the us....... are more religious than.......

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all of the above

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secularization refers to which of the following

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the historical decline in the importance of the sacred

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correct example of civil religion

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singing patriotic song on the fourth of july

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NOT a trait of religious fundamentalism

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accepting religious pluralism

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which of the following nations stands out as the most religious of all the high income countries

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united states

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education is the social institution by which society provides people with important knowledge including

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all of the above

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if you were to enter a school in ancient greece or china

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the rich

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about what share of children reach the secondary grades in school

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two thirds

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the major reason that schooling is limited in lower income nations is that

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many poor children must work for income

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what continent do we find the most countries with high rates of illiteracy

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africa

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what point in us history had a majority of adults earned a high school diploma

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the mid 1960s

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in the us today what percentage of people over the age of twenty five have earned a four year college degree

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29 percent

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in the us the focus of education has always been

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what is practical and job related

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latent function of schooling

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providing child care

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social conflict analysis suggest that schooling in the us developed in the late nineteenth century because that was the time that

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factory owners needed an obedient and disciplined workforce

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result of tracking in schools

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the students who get the best schooling are usually those who are more privilaged to begin with

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as income goes up among us families we find that

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the share of children going to college goes up

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community colleges

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all of the above

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rigid bureaucracy harms schooling by

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all of the above

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for the us as a whole what percentage of people between ages 16 and 24 drop out before completing high school

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8.7 percent

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which categoris of us population has the highest dropout rate

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hispanics

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the problem of functional illiteracy means that

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many young people leave school without having learned basic skills

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to improve us schooling a nation at risk recommended

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all of the above

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most grades given are

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A's

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magnet schools encourage

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students to specialize in specific areas of study

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charter schools are

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public schools that have the freedom to try new programs and policies

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practice of including people with disabilites in regular educational classes and programs

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mainstreaming

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public schools have been losing teachers in recent years because of

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all of the above

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a general lesson of sociological research is that

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we cannot expect schools by themselves to improve the quality of education

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the high rates of obesity in the us refelcts

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all of the above

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approximately what share of us adults is overweight

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two thirds

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society shapes human health because

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all of the above

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about how many of the worlds peole suffer from serious illness caused by poverty

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1 billion

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if you were to visit a low income nation to study its high death rates what would you suspect to be the most common causes of death

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infectious disease

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poor health in low income nations reflects

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all of the above

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in poor nations around the world about what share of all children die before they reach their first birthday

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10 percent

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during the early decades of the industrial revolution

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all of the above

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which of the following deseases is the biggest killer in todays high income nations

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heart disease

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after industrial revolution there was a increase in the share of deaths caused by whicgh of the following types of diseases

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chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer

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social epidemiology is the study of

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the distribution of health and illness in a population

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which of the following factors has a strong link to life expectancy

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all of the above

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correct about the health in the us

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all of the above

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what categories of the us population has the highest life expectancy

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white women

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the greatest prventable cause of death in the us is

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cigarette smoking

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what is the death toll in the us each year caused by diseases related to obesity

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300,000 people

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which of the following is a factor contributting to widespread obesity in us society

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all of the above

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which sexually transmitted disease infects 50 million us adults

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genital herpes

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an exception to the general decline of infectious diseases in the us is the increase in...... after 1960

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sexually transmitted diseases

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which of the following world regions is experiencing the most severe epidemic of AIDS

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sub saharan africa

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upon infection people with HIV

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display no symptoms at all

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which of the following statements is true

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all of the above

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is it correct to say that the medical establishment in the us is oriented towards which of the following

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scientific medicine

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holistic medicine asserts that

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patients should rely on themselves not just physicians to ensure their health

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which country relies the most onn a direct fee market system to pay for medical treatment

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the us

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socialized medicine

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a medical system mostly owned and operated by the government

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talcott parsons claimed that society responds to illness by

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using the sick role to relieve ill poeple of many daily responsibilities

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a criticism of talcott parsons approach to health and medicine is that it

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all of the above

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the topic psychosomatic disorders is of greatest interest to sociologists guided by which theoretical approach

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the symbolic interaction approach

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from a social conflict point of view capitalism fails to support human health because

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it makes quality of care dependent on income

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demography is the study of

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human population

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fertility refers to

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the incidence of childbearing in a nations population

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the maximum possible childbearing for women

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fecundity

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the number of live births in a given year for every thousand people in a population

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crude birth rate

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has the highest birth rate and the highest infant mortality rate

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africa

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the crude birth rate of high income nations such as the us is

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below average

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country with lowest infant mortality rate

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europe

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in us the region of the country most often left behind is

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heartland

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NOT true about migration

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migration has little or no effect on population size

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why are sex ratios usually below 100

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because women typically outlive men

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through most of human history families had many children because

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all of the above

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when did the worlds population reach 1 billion

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1800

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how much did the worlds population increase during the twentieth century

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it quadrupled

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how much of the global population increase is taking place in low income nations

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96 percent

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basic idea behind demographic transition theory

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population patterns reflect a societys level of technological development

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in the preindustrial stage of economic development population

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increase very slowly with a high birth rate offset by a high death rate

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which of the following nations would you expect to be most concerned about declining population

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high income country such as japan

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in low income countries increasing opportunites available to women is likely to

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all of the above

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about how long ago in history did the fist cities emerge

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10,000 years ago

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with the industrial revolution how did the physical design of cities change

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all of the above

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in what year was half the us population living in urban places for the first time

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1920

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aobut when did urban centralization reach its peak in the us

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1950

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urban decentralization has led to

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all of the above

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comparing sunbelt to snowbelt

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sunbelt citites have larger populations and are larger in physical size

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megalopolis

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a vast urban region containing many cities and suburbs

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type of social organization in which popele come together only on the basis of individual self interest

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gesellschaft

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rural societies are held together by........ modern urban societies are held together by.......

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likeness; difference

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a third urban revolution is now taking place in

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low income nations

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the study of the interaction of living organisms and the natural environment

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ecology

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environmental dificit

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long term harm to the environment caused by a short sighted focus on material affluence

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the optimistic approach to environmental issues that claims science can promote progress and solve environmental problems

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the logic of growth

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expresses the limits to growth thesis

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we are rapidly consuming the earths finite resources

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the us can be described as

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a disposable society

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accounts for the most water use in the world today

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agriculture

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evidence of the shortage of fresh water now found around the world

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all of the above

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why is the gradual loss of the worlds rain forests an important environmental concern

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rainforests are vital to maintaining the planets biodiversity and climate

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mounting evidence suggests that the average temperature of the planet is

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rising

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the en ironmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach

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the social conflict approach

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