Population Growth and Resource Consumption

Population Growth and Resouce Consumption

By Sherrie Gasque

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Limits

• surplus

• constraints

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Contamination of Earth's land, water, or air

• fog

• pollution

• dirt

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When the number of humans grows beyond the available resources available, this is called

• under population

• over

  population

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The practice using less of a resource so that the resource can last longer.

• Conservation
• Depletion
• Preservation

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The practice of using resources in ways that maintain them at a certain quality for a certain amount of time.

• Sustainability
• Depletion
• Conservation

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Human population has fluctuated in the past, mostly due to

• enviromental conditions

• Climate

• sickness

• age

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The number of births per 1000 individuals for a certain length of time

• death rate

• birth rate

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The number of deaths per 1000 individuals for a certain period of time.

• death rate

• birth rate

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The rate of change in death and birth rate

• Human growth

• Exponential growth

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A rough calculation

• adding

• subtracting

• estimate

• solution