Vocab
To remain the same is to
stabilize
Something that is not poisonous to the environment
Nontoxic
The largest number of living things an area can support is a
Carrying Capicty
How can someone reduce their environmental impact?
RRR or give an example
What instrument is Beethoven popular for playing?
The piano
A scientist who studies the population
Demographer
Freshwater, wood, and cows are examples of
resources
When a population is too large to be supported by resources
Overpopulation
What is the process of using resources and producing waste?
Consumption
True or false. An eel is a fish
True
Total number of people on Earth
Population
What does it mean when something is harvested in a way that does not damage an ecoysytem
Sustanably harvested
Why do families in developing nations have a lot of children?
To help their parents survive but also to have a chance of having children to survive.
Cars use fossil fuels for energy. True or false
True
What country is home of the furniture company IKEA
Sweden
Number of births per 1K people in a given year
Birth rate
True or false. oil is a renewable resource.
Fasle
The US slowly goes in the direction of adults not wanting kids. This is a what?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A population trend
What does it mean when a living thing is not getting enough nutrients?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Malnutritions
What does "Chupacabra" mean
goat sucker
Process of using resources and producing waste
Consumption
What does IPAT mean?
Impact = Population X Affluence X Tehcnology
Who was the person who wrote "an essay on the principle of population"
Thomas Malthus
What common item is "Coltan" used to make?
Cell phones
what is the national animal of Scotland?
unicorn