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chapter 9.1
glencoe science people and the environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | NUMBER OF SPECIES FOR A GIVEN AREA |
| CARRYING CAPACITY | THE POPLUATION OF A SPECIES THAT RESOURCES CAN STAND |
| RESOURCE | SOMETHING THAT HELPS LIVING ORGANISMS LIVE |
| MINING IS A WHAT IMPACT ON EARTH | NEGATIVE |
| THE HUMAN POPULATION IS WHAT | 7.4 BILLION |
| 1000 YEARS AND THE EARTHS POPULATION HAS WHAT | STAYED TTHE SAME |
| WHEN DID THHE HUMAN POPULATION REACH 1 BILLION PEOPLE | ABOUT YEAR 1800 |
| HOW LONG DID IT TAKE THE POPULATION TO DOUBLE TO 2 BILLION | 1000 YEARS |
| WHAT IS ONE FACTOR THAT CAUSED THE HUMAN POPULATION TO INCREASE | BETTER HEALTH CARE |
| WHAT IS ONE MORE FACTOR | BETTER TECHNOLOGY |
| WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO THE RESOURCES IF THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD INCREASE | THEY WILL DECREASE |
| HOW HAS THE HUMAN POPULATION CHANGED OVER THE PAST 2000 YEARS | HAS DOUBLED |
| DO YOU THINK THE WORLD POPULATION WILL REACH ITS MAXIMUM | YES |
| WHEN A POPULATION GOES OVER ITS MAXIMUM WHAT DOES IT DO | IT DIES DOWN BELOW ITS MAXIMUM |
| WHAT IS A POPULATION | THE NUMBER OF SPECIES IN A GIVEN AREA |
| WHAT IS A POPULATION EXPLOSION | WHEN THE POPULATION RISES VIERY FAST |
| WHEN DID HUMANS EXPERIENCE POPULATION EXPLOSION | YEAR 1800 |
| WHAT MIGHT HAVE LED TO POPULATION EXPLOSION | ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY |
| HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE ON THE EARTH TODAY | 7.4 BILLION |
| DOES EARTH HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HUMAN POPULATION | YES |
| HOW DOES CARRYING CAPACITY RELATE TO RESOURCE USE | IF THE CARRYING CAPACITY IS EXCEEDED THE RESOURCES WILL START TO DEPLEATE |
| WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE AMOUNT OF RESOUCES ON EARTH IF HUMANS EXCEED THEIR CARRYING CAPACITY | THEY WILL BE LIMITED BUT THEY WILL START TO DIE OFF |