A. living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries
B. fertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers
C. greater job opportunities encourage large-scale internal migration from rural areas to cities
D. reverse migration (from cities back to rural communities) can be harder in developing societies once a livelihood in a rural community is lost
Related Mcqs:
- The multiple-nuclei theory of urban growth was presented by______________?
A. Ernest Burgess
B. Homer Hoyt
C. Ferdinand Tonnies
D. C.D Harris and Edward L. Ulman - Western countries have a larger percentage of aged that is_____________?
A. 19.4%
B. 12%
C. 20%
D. None of these - Which of the following is not a reason why corporate crime is more difficult to prosecute compared with individual crimes ?
A. victims may not realise that a crime has been committed
B. it is more difficult to apportion blame to corporate criminals
C. legal systems are founded on individual not collective responsibility
D. corporate offences cause less harm than crimes against an individual - Economic growth will keep pace with population growth only if there is_______________?
A. Available acreage
B. Improved technology
C. Motivation to achieve
D. None of these - According to the World Health Organization which of these is NOT a main cause of chronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries ?
A. poor education
B. poor diet
C. poor sanitation
D. poor housing - The form of capitalism that thrives in some developing countries is characterized by a high degree of____________?
A. repression
B. anomie
C. success
D. relative depression
E. solidarity - Compared With the sate formation process in industrialized countries which one of the following created major problems for developing societies ?
A. the lack of a strong work ethic
B. the legacy of economic mismanagement by local leaders
C. the lock of a democratic culture
D. the legacy of colonialism - What is urban recycling ?
A. renovating inner-city buildings for occupation by the middle classes
B. a new domestic waste reduction strategy for inner-city areas
C. councils buying up cheap housing to turn into commercial developments
D. refurbishing old buildings and finding new uses for previously used land - The ecological approach to urban sociology involved studying ?
A. how social groups colonized different areas of the city and competed for resources
B. the forms of wildlife and natural habitats that could be found on the edges of the city
C. the way in which people organized collective protests about environmental issues
D. how men and women used the city’s public spaces differently - Wirth (1938) said that social relationships in the urban way of life were segmental because______________?
A. they were confined to particular areas of the city
B. people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals
C. there were distinctive patterns of activity for each social class
D. they were based on face to face interaction with close friends and family
