GEO 108 Study Guide - Final Guide: Shifting Cultivation, Palimpsest, Ecosystem Services
31 May 2017
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Cgeo 108 final exam questions: explain human population growth in terms of carrying capacity. Organisms in ecosystems are limited by carrying capacity, which is the maximum population size that a given environment can sustain. Some believe that the idea of carrying capacity does not apply to the human world because humans are not passive with respect to their environment. Human beings can create resources to meet their needs. Environmental scientists point out that many resources and ecosystem services are irreplaceable when depleted. Describe these population structures (diagrams are permissible) and why they are so different. In your answer, also discuss the social challenges posed by each type of population structure. Low levels of technological development: this is directly linked to low productivity levels in countries like india, pakistan, China, myanmar, nepal, indonesia, malaysia, the philippines etc. Low productivity means slow growth which is the root cause of rapid population growth in these countries.
