Which of the Following Makes It Impossible to Determine the Carrying

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following makes it impossible to determine the carrying capacity for humans?

• A) Quality of life and quantity of people are intertwined in this issue.
• B) Fertility rates differ between highly developed and developing countries.
• C) Contraceptives are not used uniformly on a global basis.
• D) The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic has yet to be determined.
• E) Government policies on population growth vary dramatically between countries.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Conditions or events that cannot occur simultaneously or be true at the same time.

Elastic Clause

A provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers, also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause.

Article I

This is the first section of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the Congress.

Enumerated Powers

Specific powers granted to Congress as outlined in the United States Constitution.