Why is human population growth often considered the foremost environmental problem?
• Earth will run out of open land space within the next 50 years.
• Increasing population strains resources and creates additional wastes.
• There is no way to provide food for additional people.
• There is insufficient oxygen production on Earth for more than 10 billion people.
• Increasing population strains resources and creates additional wastes.
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a. ?only convergent b. ?only divergent c. ?only convergent and divergent d. ?convergent, divergent, and transform e. ?only convergent and transform
What viewpoint embodies the idea that we should be caring and responsible managers of the earth?
A. the planetary management worldview B. the stewardship worldview C. the environmental wisdom worldview D. the environmental justice movement E. the renewable worldview
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The humid subtropical climates are generally bordered by:
a. tropical savanna climates on their equatorward sides b. humid continental, mild summer climates on their poleward sides c. oceans on their western margins d. steppe climates on their eastern margins