Population of humans urbanization quiz

largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support  

• carrying capacity
• primary succession 
• denitrification
• mutualism

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The size of the human population began to increase exponentially after the

• bubonic plague

• development of plowing and irrigation

• Industrial Revolution

• development of the first cities.

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

• exponential growth
• logistic growth 
• predator-prey cycle
• boom-bust curve

The human population is now about

• 300 million

• 1.3 billion

• 7 billion

• 12 billion

Which of the following statements about human carrying capacity is the most likely true?

• We have exceeded our carrying capacity as exemplified by world hunger.

• Human technology has been responsible for periodically increasing the carrying capacity.

• The earth can probably support 40-50 billion people on a vegetarian diet.

• In all likelihood, human do not have a carrying capacity.

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How are transmitted the infectious diseases

• Contaminated food

• Contaminated water

• Contaminated objects

• all of them

What is a sprawl? (environmental science?)

• an ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out.

• Where Fossil fuels are burned to import food, water and materials.

• Dense urban centers leave room for agriculture, wilderness, biodiversity, and privacy.

• The spread of high-density urban or suburban development outward from a dense urban core

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The shift of population from the countryside to a city is called:

• land use

• urbanization

• infrastructure

• land cover

what is show in this picutre?

• urban area

• heat island

• suburban area

• rural area

what is shown in this picture?

• urban area

• heat island

• suburb

• rural area