When a Population Grows and in Response to That Growth

question 22

Multiple Choice

When a population grows and in response to that growth exploits the environment and uses it more intensely, that process is known as intensification. What are populations forced to do as a result of the detrimental impacts of intensification?

• A) Use less energy to make up for growth.
• B) Use more energy to meet their material need in other ways and develop creative means of doing so.
• C) Cease to exist.
• D) Implement population controls.

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