SOCI 362 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Acid Rain, Ecological Footprint, Carbon Cycle
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Until 1800 we did not have a population of more then 1,000,000. Reasons - did not know how to keep mortality down. Birth of medicine and farming increase the population. Americans constitute 5% of the world"s population but consume 24% of the world"s energy. On average, one american consumes as much energy as. Does not consider heating, cooling, packaging of items. Ratio of energy input to food energy output. Population has increased greatly over these years so not completely accurate, using population growth comes to 30. America can not continue to waste so much energy we can not continue to live like this we have to change some people are trying. Walk and ride instead of taking a car. Raising of beef and cattle along with other animals has become a very wasteful agricultural practice after you consider the amount of energy put into packaging and transportation.
