The IPAT Equation Is Used to Estimate the Size of a Population's

question 33

Multiple Choice

The IPAT equation is used to estimate the size of a population's ecological footprint. Which of the following factors is NOT found in that equation?

• A) productivity
• B) affluence
• C) technology
• D) population
• E) Choices C and D are not found in the IPAT equation.

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