A metropolitan area consists of__________________?

A. Several small towns
B. A central city and surrounding suburbs and small towns
C. The city only
D. A city with a subway system

When metropolitan areas start to merge with each other the result is_______________?

A. A standard metropolitan area
B. A megalopolis
C. An ecological city
D. A repetition of the greek polis

A ghetto tends to contain________________?

A. Slums
B. A concentration of one racial group in an area
C. Residents who make up an economic underclass
D. All of the above

Urban renewal has_________________?

A. Provided good housing for the poor
B. Secured many jobs for the poor
C. Eliminated housing discrimination
D. Moved residents but not improved conditions

A lake is polluted The fish in it die The algae make unpleasant odors It may be said that__________________?

A. The ecosystem is disturbed
B. Biological capital is lost
C. The environment is degraded
D. All of the above

A reduction of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere leads to_____________?

A. Greater rainfall
B. Greater crop yields
C. Climate changes
D. Fluorochlorocarbon production

The oil supplies of the United States are subject to______________?

A. Constant increase
B. Environmental depletion
C. Environmental pollution
D. Price stability

Natural resources are_______________?

A. Infinite
B. Finite
C. Ready to support many more billions of people
D. Dispensable

In Third World countries the factors that discourage birth control include________________?

A. Traditional values
B. Government subsidies for large families
C. Low infant mortality
D. Women’s rights

The most dramatic change that followed each technological revolution was_______________?

A. A dramatic increase in population
B. A visible decrease in population
C. The systematic migration of populations to different areas
D. A return to an agrarian way of life