A recent study of ecological footprints (described in the text) concluded that
A) Earth?s carrying capacity for humans is about 10 billion.
B) Earth?s carrying capacity would increase if per capita meat consumption increased.
C) current demand by industrialized countries for resources is much smaller than the ecological footprint of those countries.
D) the ecological footprint of the United States is large because per capita resource use is high.
E) it is not possible for technological improvements to increase Earth?s carrying capacity for humans.
Answer: D) the ecological footprint of the United States is large because per capita resource use is high.
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