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1 Mining can have a (positive/negative) impact on habitats when it pollutes soil and water   1 Negative  
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2 The (greatest/smallest) increase in human population happened in the last few centuries   2 Greatest  
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3 Earth has a (limited/unlimited) amount of resources   3 Limited  
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4 The human population is about 6.7 (million/billion)   4 Billion  
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5 Carrying capacity is the (largest/smallest) number of individuals of a given species that Earth's resources can support   5 Greatest  
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6 Cause: Improved health care   6 Effect: Carrying capacity  
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7 when did the human population reach 1 billion people   7 1850  
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8 How long did it take the human population to double to 2 million people   8 50 years  
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9 When did the human population begin to increase sharply   9 1800  
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10 What factors caused the human population to increase   10 Improves health care Clean water Other technological advancements  
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11 What might happen to resources if the population continues to rise   11 Resources will be diminished quickly  
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12 Summarize how human population has changed over the past 2000 years   12 There has been a steady increase from certain times. then a population Explosion  
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13 What is population   13 All the numbers of a species living in a given area  
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14 What is a population explosion   14 Sudden rise in human population that has happened in recent history  
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15 About when did humans experience a population explosion   15 1800s  
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16 What reason might have led to the population explosion   16 Improved health care, clean water, technological advancements  
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17 How many people live on Earth today   17 6.7 billion  
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18 Does Earth have enough resources to support the human population   18 Depending on where you live  
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19 How does the carrying capacity relate to resource use   19 Amount of resources depends on the carrying capacity  
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20 What might happen to the amount of resources on Earth if humans exceed their carrying capacity   20 Population will go down  
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21 The largest number of individuals of a given species that Earth's resources can support and maintain for a long period of time   21 Carrying Capacity  
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22 A natural source of supply or support   22 Resource  
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23 From Latin populus means people   23 Population  
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24 Not all human activities have a negative impact on the environment   24 Some have positive impacts  
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25 Earth's population has went up immensely in the last few _____   25 Centuries  
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