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The IPAT model of environmental impact uses the following equation:
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Impact (I) = Population (P) × Affluence (A) × Technology (T)
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Use this equation to answer the following three questions.
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For two countries with the same population size and affluence, what would differentiate their total environmental impacts?
What will be an ideal response?
The harmful environmental effects of technologies used in each country would be the differentiator.
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