What is the consensus that the Earth has a carrying capacity of 7 billion people (which is our current population)?
A. There is no consensus.
B. Experts agree that we have exceeded the carrying capacity and face a dieback.
C. Experts agree that continued economic growth can provide resources for tens of billions more.
D. Experts agree that with 7 billion people, we are close to the carrying capacity.
Answer: A
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a. Laurasia b. Laurentia
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A) The rocks have a relatively equal resistance to erosion.
B) Drainages have followed a series of fractures that branch off of one another.
C) The area has folded or faulted rocks with different resistances to erosion.
D) A volcano once existed here but has been partly eroded away.
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What will be an ideal response?