Author Question: Under what circumstances is population growth sustainable? Discuss what sustainable means and ... (Read 96 times)

EY67

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 531
Under what circumstances is population growth sustainable? Discuss what sustainable means and attempt to apply your definition to Earth's human population.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Why do the smaller household gadgets have such a small impact on the system overall?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



bblaney

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Answer to Question 1

Sustainable means that the ecosystem produces more than is being used. As long
as there is an underexploited niche, growth can be sustained. It is the existence of limits (the
finiteness of resources) that makes population growth ultimately unsustainable.

Answer to Question 2

Because their energy usage is small and they are typically not used very often.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Did you know?

Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.

Did you know?

Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.

Did you know?

The training of an anesthesiologist typically requires four years of college, 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship, and 3 years of residency.

Did you know?

The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library