The Largest Number of Humans That Earth Can Sustain Indefinitely

question 14

Multiple Choice

The largest number of humans that Earth can sustain indefinitely at current rates of per capita consumption of natural resources is known as Earth's

• A) environmental capacity.
• B) population limit.
• C) sustainability index.
• D) carrying capacity.

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