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| Description: Poorer societies have higher growth rates than wealthier societies Consistent with the demographic transition theory They have higher fertility and growth rates, with lower contraceptive use 99% of the next billion people added will be born in poor, less developed regions that are least able to support them Poverty often results in environmental degradation (e.g. soil degradation, hunting of large mammals) Affluent societies have enormous resource consumption and waste production People use resources from other areas, as well as from their own Individuals’ ecological footprints are huge The addition of 1 Canadian to the world has as much environmental impact as 6 Chinese, or 12 Indians or Ethiopians, or 40 Somalians. Picture Stats: Views: 225 Filesize: 137.85kB Height: 855 Width: 1240 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=35714 |