16.1 – Human Population Growth And Natural Resources Flashcards

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earths population continues to_

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grow

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to reduce population before and around 2150, one of these will need to happen…

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A world war or a pandemic

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earths human_is unknown

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carrying capacity

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_Has helped to increase earth carrying capacity

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Technology

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The growing human population exerts pressure on earth’s_resources

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natural

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nonrenewable resources are used faster than they form and two examples are…

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Coal and oil

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renewable resources cannot be used up or can be replenished overtime what are three examples?

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wind water and sunlight

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The average age in developed countries has risen because of…

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gas powered farm equipment and medical advancements

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_Managements of earths resources will help meet the needs of the future

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effective

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growing use of earths_resources may lead to a crisis

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nonrenewable

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_Must be properly managed and used responsibly

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resources

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_Use of resources makes them unavailable to future generations

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careless

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_Is an example of irresponsible resource use

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easter Island

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_Is the amount of land needed to

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an ecological footprint

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what are two factors that affect the size of an ecological footprint?

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amount and efficiency of resource use and amount and toxicity of waste produced

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The average US citizens ecological for rent covers an area larger than_football fields and is one of the_in the world

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  1. 24

2. largest

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_Production and_is an issue that will become more of an issue in the future

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  1. waste

2. management

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or welfare, and the welfare future generations, depends on_management of earths resources

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sustainable