ENV105 Quiz 2 - Population and Scarcity

Malthus believed that human population grows

exponentially

What would Malthus suggest as a way to slow population growth?

people should exercise moral restraint (mainly women)

The idea that increased food demand leads to technological innovation that increases food production on the same amount of available land is known as what?

induced intensification

An application of the I=PAT formula would be the ecological footprint.

true

All of the following are critiques of the Green Revolution and the Cornucopian Theory, except what?

increased food supplies will be distributed more evenly across the world than before

[blank] argued that technology leads to greater environmental impact than population

barry commoner

Malthus believed that a natural correction to overpopulation includes all of the following except what?

innovation

Carrying capacity is the maximum number of people or other organisms that a system can sustain over a period of time, assuming a particular lifestyle or rate of critical resource consumption.

true

The demographic transition model shows population growth as a function of resource scarcity.

false

The IPAT equation explains environmental impact as a function of:

population, affluence, and technology

Compared to long-term growth patterns, population growth rates since the 1960's have been doing what?

decreasing

World population did not reach 1 billion people until approximately what year?

1800

All of the following are reasons why the fertility rate is low in Kerala, India, except:

result of india's sterilization program in the 1950s

The fertility rate is the average number of children born to a woman during her reproductive years.

true

Every countries' population is growing.

false