˗ˏˋ chapter 25 ˎˊ˗ Flashcards
The limit of a population size that the environment can support without being degraded
Carrying capacity
Gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants
Global warming
The virus that causes AIDS
HIV
Leading international body for the assessment of climate change
Intergovernal Panel on Climate Change
Population shift from rural to urban areas
urbanization
Ozone layer protects earth’s surface from what type of radiation?
Ultraviolet radiation
According to which organization, in 2015 about 11% of the world’s population if chronically or acutely malnourished?
UN’s Food & Agriculture Organization
TRUE OR FALSE:
Once the carrying capacity is exceeded, the environment is degraded, and the carrying capacity is reduced
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
A temperature zone become hotter, vector-borne diseases that now plague tropical regions will enlarge their territory, spreading even to industrialized countries
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
George W. Bush withdrew the US from the Kyoto Protocol soon after he was inaugurated
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
Water is a renewable resource
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
Removal of salt from saltwater is inexpensive & widely available
False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Based on current trends in water availability & engineering of dams, wars based on access to fresh water may come in the near future
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
Recent drought years in CA have greatly reduced the amount of snow melt water available from the Sierra Nevada Mountains
true
TRUE OR FALSE:
If agriculture were completely eliminated from California, the amount of fresh water available for other purposes would increase by 400%
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
One estimate places enough fresh water on Earth to support 15 billion people, if it were distributed correctly
false
Birth rates falling in response to falling death rates is a process known as (blank).
Demographic transition
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, with the ever-increasing use of fossil fuels, the levels of (blank) in the atmosphere have been rising.
Carbon dioxide
