The human carrying capacity of an area
a. changes when culture and technology change.
b. tends to remain constant through time.
c. is calculated by the yearly death rate in that area.
d. is not dependent on the plants and animals of the area, only the climate.
e. decreases when people migrate out of the region.
A
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For Thomas Hobbes,
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