A Recent Study of Ecological Footprints Concluded That

question 27

Multiple Choice

A recent study of ecological footprints concluded that

• A)Earth's carrying capacity for humans is about 10 billion.
• B)Earth's carrying capacity would increase if per capita meat consumption increased.
• C)current demand by industrialized countries for resources is much smaller than the ecological footprint of those countries.
• D)it is not possible for technological improvements to increase Earth's carrying capacity for humans.
• E)the ecological footprint of Canada is large because per capita resource use is high.

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