GROUP5: POPULATION, URBANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Which term refers to the total number of people living in a specific area or the world as a whole?

• Urbanization

• Population

• Carrying capacity

• Demographics

• Census

What is the process by which an increasing proportion of people move from rural areas to cities?

• Industrialization

• Suburbanization

• Urbanization

• Globalization

• Migration

Identify the principle that promotes the wise use of natural resources to meet present needs without harming future generations.

• Environmental ethics

• Conservation biology

• Sustainable development

• Greenwashing

• Ecotourism

Which concept is the ethical belief that humans must care for and protect the environment?

• Anthropocentrism

• Environmental ethics

• Tragedy of the commons

• Ecosystem services

• Biocentrism

Practices like recycling, renewable energy use, and sustainable agriculture are examples of what?

• Sustainable practices

• Non-renewable exploitation

• Urban sprawl

• Deforestation

• Overconsumption

What term describes the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely without being degraded?

• Overpopulation

• Ecological footprint

• Carrying capacity

• Resource depletion

• Population density

Which practice involves the restoration and protection of natural habitats to promote biodiversity?

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Reforestation

• Deforestation

• Pollution control

What is the term for the gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature due to human activities?

• Ozone depletion

• Acid rain

• Global warming

• Climate change

• Greenhouse effect

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Habitat fragmentation

• Species richness

• Biodiversity

• Genetic diversity

• Ecological balance

Which phenomenon refers to the gradual loss of species from an ecosystem?

• Climate change

• Habitat destruction

• Overfishing

• Invasive species

• Extinction