Cherry Joy Tuazon Environmental Science September 3, 2020

BSED-3

Environmental Science

Assignment:

Answer briefly the following:

         a.   What happens when changes occur in natural systems? Are these changes always
beneficial to mankind  Why?

Natural systems transform the sun's energy into living matter and cause changes by
cycling materials through geological, biological, oceanic and atmospheric processes (the
biogeochemical cycles described below). Human activities, on the other hand, transform
materials and energy into products and services to meet human needs and aspirations. The
environment can create or reduce stress, which in turn impacts our bodies in multiple ways.
This is because our brain and our nervous, endocrine, and immune systems are constantly
interacting.

         b.  Cite the factors that affects the growth of a population.

There are two factors that result in an increase in the size of a population. First, there
is natality, which is the number of individuals that are added to a population over a period of
time due to reproduction. This term is often used to describe reproductive rates over a variety
of time periods.

The second factor that can cause a rise in a population is immigration. Immigration is

the migration of an individual into a place. When an individual immigrates to a new location,
they increase the population within that area. Immigration is a factor that can influence the size
of a specific population of humans, but does not influence the overall human population.

References:

https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-human-population-factors-that-affect-population-
size.html

https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/92-826-5409-5/page002new.html