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What is another word for
exponential growth? |
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| man is a function of earth |
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Relative Growth Rate indicates... |
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the % increase or decrease in
y or a population |
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What is the equation for
doubling time? |
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Dt = 70/ annual percentage growth |
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When a population exceeds the carrying capacity, the death rate _____
the birth rate |
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| When a population exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment, its called an __________ |
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Pattern of overshoot or dieback
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or _______ __________ |
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irruptive
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Malthusian Growth |
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What did Malthus believe? |
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Human population increases until resources are exhausted
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| Why do we overshoot the carrying capacity? |
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| We believe we have unlimited resources |
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What is the net gain of humans per second? |
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| What is the social justice concern about human population? |
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| Shortage is due to greed, waste, and oppression. It's the distribution of wealth and power rather than population size |
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| What are four factors that determine population growth? |
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culture
religion
politics
economics |
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What does population growth
lead to? |
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Crime, starvation, misery, and war |
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| What does Malthus believe? |
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population growth will
exceed the carrying capacity |
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Population growth is a symptom resulting from social injustice |
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production of new individuals by birth |
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Physical ability to reproduce |
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# of offspring produced by 1 woman |
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# of births per year per 1000 people |
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Why is the crude birth rate crude? |
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It assumes all women are in their productive age |
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What is the world growth rate? |
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What is the dependency ratio? |
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Number of non working compared to working individuals in a population |
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