What three factors are multiplied to give total environmental impact? Are developed nations exempt from environmental impact? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
The three factors are population, affluence, and technology. Developed nations are not exempt from environmental impact because these countries have tremendous affluence and therefore a substantial consumption level. Stewardship is a modifier; "attention to wildlife conservation, pollution control, energy conservation and efficiency, and recycling may offset, to some extent, the negative impact of a consumer lifestyle."
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Groundwater is a nonrenewable resource because
A. groundwater is the rarest form of freshwater. B. the amount of all water in the hydrosphere is decreasing. C. it takes thousands of years to recharge aquifers. D. groundwater cannot be filtered and reused.
Which of the following best matches the description?Combination of all environmental influences that tend to keep populations stable.
A. stable equilibrium phase B. environmental resistance C. K-strategist D. r-strategist E. emigration F. lag phase G. population density H. age distribution I. carrying capacity J. death phase K. immigration L. density-dependent limiting factor M. biotic potential N. dispersal O. density-independent factor P. exponential growth phase
What is liberation theology?
A) focus on the poor and social movements B) emphasis on sobriety, frugality and personal salvation C) pride in Argentinian Pope Francis's election in 2013 D) syncretic religion between Catholicism and Indigenous beliefs E) all of the above
What is hydraulic conductivity?
A) the velocity at which water passes through soil B) the proportion of sand and gravel in a soil C) the number and sizes of pore spaces in a soil D) the ability of a porous material to transmit water