#1 Unit 7: Human Impact: Ecology

Human populations are growing faster than earths resources.

• True

• False

Human populations are growing slower than earths resources.

• True

• False

The US uses less water per person than South America.

• True

• False

According to the map, the US is not a problem area in regards to water useage.

• True

• False

South Africa has a low water useage per person ratio in comparison to the rest of the continents.

• True

• False

What are some reasons that human populations have increased exponentially?

• Agriculture

• Transportation

• Medical Advances

• Sanitation

• Introduction of new diseases

resources that are being replaced faster than we can use it up

• renewable

• non-renewable

something being used faster than it can be replaced

• renewable

• non-renewable

Example: wood, solar radiation

• renewable

• non-renewable

Example: oil, coal, natural gas

• renewable

• non-renewable