WRG Video Anthology and Quiz

U.S. Population reaches 300 million

After watching the U.S. Population reaches 300 million video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

Question

1. Why do some people think population growth is a sign of strength?

Population growth is a sign of a healthy population.

Population growth is a sign that the country's culture is popular.

Population growth provides a large market for goods and services.

Population growth is a sign that the government is popular.

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2. Which of the following is not one of the potential problems created by population growth?

Increased air pollution

Increased water pollution

Increased energy demand

Increased housing demand

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3. In the second clip, the two women express which point of view about population growth from immigration?

Increased population from immigration is a strain on resources.

Increased population from immigration makes the U.S. more global and diverse

Increased population from immigration is good for the economy.

Increased population from immigration causes ethnic tensions.

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4. In the second video clip, the concern raised by the male speaker is:

Increased urban population leads to more crime.

Increased urban population leads to crowding.

Increased urban population leads to a depopulating of rural areas.

Increased urban population leads to ethnic tensions.

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5. The suggestion made in the second clip that urban crowding could be relieved by moving people and businesses to rural areas is called what in geography?

Suburbanization

Reurbanization

Gentrification

Migration