Rising per capita consumption of goods and rising population growth lead to ________.
- increased biodiversity and ecosystem services
- steady-state economics
- more resource extraction, waste and pollution
- less fossil fuel use and global climate change
- greater availability of goods to poorer nations and people
more resource extraction, waste and pollution
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In considering the best way to build a new development, someone with a life-centered worldview would think it most important that____.
A. the developers prioritize business and economic growth B. the developers prioritize human welfare C. the developers make the development as successful as possible D. the developers build as quickly as possible E. the developers try to protect all affected species
Geologists resolved the apparent polar wandering paradox by concluding that
a. each continent had its own magnetic pole during successive geological periods. b. the magnetic poles for each continent had moved over geological time. c. the magnetic poles have remained in one location and each of the continents has moved. d. both the poles and the continents have moved over time. e. none of the above
Second only to Brazil, Indonesia is the world's second most important megadiversity country
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following elements will most likely be shiny and flexible?
A. iodine (I) B. selenium (Se) C. rhodium (Rh) D. silicon (Si) E. hydrogen (H)