Vocabulary
The number of deaths per 1,000 individuals in a certain period of time
Death rate
The number of births per 1,000 individuals in a certain period of time
Birth rate
Coal
Non-renewable
1 example of a new technology that helped increase our population?
Trains, refrigeration, food, availability of water, medicine
A natural resource that can be used repeatedly and is replaced naturally
Renewable resources
sun
renewable
1 example of a new technology that helped increase our population?
Trains, refrigeration, food, availability of water, medicine
The maximum number of organisms that can live in a particular place
Carrying capacity
Food
renewable
When did population begin increasing?
The practice of allowing renewable resources time to recover and replenish
Sustainable use
Overpopulation
Aluminum
Non-renewable
Why has population increased? (1 answer)
Improvements in technology
A rate of change that increases more and more rapidly over time
Exponential growth
The practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer
Conservation
Wood
Renewable if used sustainably
What limits the number of organisms that can live somewhere?
Resource availability