Human Population Flashcards

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Calculate human Population growth rate

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Gr= { [(b-d) + (i-e)] / Population size } ×100 over a year

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Define environmental carrying capacity

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The maximum population the environment can support for an indefinite time

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What are 3 stages of natural population growth

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Lag phase, exponential phase, stationary phase

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Name 2 reasons I to hope start global Human population exponential growth

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1) industrial revolution

2) medical advances is

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Name factors that prevent constant exponential growth of populations In natural environment

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Disease predators limitation of food and other resources change in food supply

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6
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Define M DCS

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More developed countries example United States

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Define LDC

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Less developed countries example Uganda

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Name solution which will prevent rapid population growth and LDC S

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Contraceptives, in child labor, educates, make it illegal to have early marriages for children

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Name 4 stages of demographic transition model. What are the birth rates death rates and total population.

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Graph

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10
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Define ecological footprint of human population on environments

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The sum of all cropland, grazing land, forest and fishing grounds required to produce the food, fiber and 10 timber in could it consumes, to absorb the waste emitted when it uses energy and it to provide a space for its infrastructure

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Define ecological communities

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A group of interacting species living in the same place

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Define predators lass pray relation in ecoystem give example

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Any interaction in which one organism consumes another example lion hunts hyenas

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Define Keystone species

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SPC that plays a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community and whose impact on the community is greater than would be expected

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Define ecological section name to major differences between primary and secondary

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Processing was a biological community develops over time. Primary starts with rocks secondary started soil. Primaries a longer process as for secondary shorter

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Define symbiosis. Name 3 types

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Relationship between 2 species. Mutualism, Parisitism, commensalism

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