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Chapter 07 Lecture Environmental Science
Chapter 07 Lecture Environmental Science
Chapter 7
Populations: Characteristics and Issues
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7.1 Population Characteristics 7.2 A Population Growth Curve 7.3 Factors That Limit Population Size 7.4 Categories of Limiting Factors 7.5 Carrying Capacity 7.6 Reproductive Strategies and Population Fluctuations 7.7 Human Population Growth
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7.8 Human Population Characteristics and Implications 7.9 Factors That Influence Human Population Growth 7.10 Population Growth Rates and Standard of Living 7.11 Hunger, Food Production, and Environmental Degradation 7.12 The Demographic Transition Concept 7.13 The U.S. Population Picture 7.14 What Does the Future Hold?
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Density-dependent limiting factors are those that become more effective as the density of the population increases. Density-independent limiting factors are population-controlling influences that are not related to the density of the population.
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The degree of technological development and affluence is also significant; people in highly developed countries consume huge amounts of resources.
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Human populations can only increase in size if other plant and animal populations decrease in size.
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Legal and illegal immigration significantly influences future population growth trends.
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2. Available energy
This issue is similar to that of raw materials. Increases in energy efficiency and the development of renewable fuels can reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
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The birthrate (natality) is the number of individuals entering the population by reproduction during a certain period. The death rate is the number of deaths in a population in a certain period. A typical population growth curve shows a lag phase followed by an exponential growth phase, a deceleration phase, and a stable equilibrium phase at the carrying capacity. The worlds population is growing rapidly. The causes of population growth are biological, social, political, philosophical, and theological.
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Most of the growth is occurring in lessdeveloped countries of the world. Demography is the study of human populations and the things that affect them. Population growth rates are determined by biological factors, but also by social and economic factors. The demographic transition model suggests that as a country becomes industrialized, its population becomes stabilized.