In 2017, the Rate of U

question 12

Multiple Choice

In 2017, the rate of U.S. residents were incarcerated, a rate nearly _____ times that of western Europe's average rate.

• A) 10
• B) 9
• C) 8
• D) 7

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Definitions:

Environmental Resistance

The sum of environmental factors like predation, competition, and disease that limit the growth of populations and maintain ecosystem balance.

Resource Supplies

The availability of materials, goods, or services that can be used to support life, industry, or economic activity.

Replacement-level Fertility

The fertility rate that maintains a population's size across generations, usually about 2.1 children per woman in most developed countries.

Average Replacement-level

The fertility rate at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, without migration.