Environmental Science and Human Population Worksheet
Using the textbooks, the University Library, or other resources, answer each of the following questions in 100 to 200 words.
- What would you include in a brief summary on the history of the modern environmental movement, from the 1960s to the present?
- Explain the primary concern over exponential population growth. What promotes exponential population growth? What constrains exponential population growth?
- What is carrying capacity? Compare predictions for human population growth in developed countries versus developing countries. What will occur if carrying capacity is exceeded?
- How do individual choices affect natural ecosystem? Provide examples from your personal or community experience.