The Number of People the Earth Can Support at an Optimum

question 70

Multiple Choice

The number of people the earth can support at an optimum standard of living is known as

• A) the global carrying capacity.
• B) subsistence living.
• C) the cultural carrying capacity.
• D) the ecological footprint.

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Expected Rate Of Return

The anticipated amount of profit or loss an investment generates, based on historical or estimated performances.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variability or dispersion of a set of values; used in finance to represent the volatility of an investment.

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The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.