GEO 108 Study Guide - Final Guide: Plant Breeding, Seed Drill, Infant Mortality
31 May 2017
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Questions: explain human population growth in terms of carrying capacity. How have problems related to population growth evolved to be spatially uneven: globally there are two broad patterns of population structure, one related to developing nations and one related to industrialized nations. In your answer, also discuss the social challenges posed by each type of population structure: how we choose to address environmental problems are related to worldviews. What steps must humans take to feed a growing population: human population growth has been heavily influenced by big shifts in agricultural methods and technologies. What are some concerns related to the most recent agricultural revolution: examine the following figure. Explain human population growth in terms of carrying capacity. Carrying capacity, is an idea borrowed from ecology, simplistic in that it ignores the historical, political, and technological context in which the production and consumption of goods occurs.
