Asked by Emily Piccirilli on May 07, 2024
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Below is a source followed by passage(s) from student papers. If the student has summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted the source correctly, select the answer "Correct." If you believe the source is incorrectly summarized or plagiarized, select the answer "Incorrect."
"So why should we care about population growth in the world, in China, in the United States, or anywhere else? The primary reason is that each of us depends on the earth's life-support systems to meet our basic needs for air, water, food, land, shelter, and energy as well as our needs for a number of other natural resources that we use to produce an incredible variety of manufactured goods.
As our population grows and incomes rise, we use more of the earth's natural resources to satisfy our growing wants, and this increases our ecological footprints. The result can be degradation and depletion of the natural capital that keeps us alive and supports our lifestyles and economies."
⎯ Miller, G. Tyler, and Scott E. Spoolman. Environmental Science. 14th ed. Belmont: Brooks/Cole, 2013. Print. Page 94.
Student version: Population growth should concern everyone because of its potentially harmful effects. According to Miller and Spoolman, larger numbers of people consume a larger amount of the natural resources that are necessary for everyone's survival. If a growing population uses up or damages these natural resources, everyone's quality of life is threatened (94) .
A) Correct
B) Incorrect
Natural Resources
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
Ecological Footprints
A measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
Population Growth
The increase in the number of individuals in a population over a specific period.
- Grasp the impact of population growth on natural resources as described in provided sources.
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Learning Objectives
- Grasp the impact of population growth on natural resources as described in provided sources.
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