Which./BEST./describes./the./reason./for./the./very./rapid./growth./of./the./huma
n./population./in./the./last./8000./years?
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a
Humans./have./few./offspring,./but./their./young./survive./at./a./high./rate.
b
Environmental./resistance./does./not./apply./to./humans.
c
Climatic./change./has./allowed./the./human./species./to./expand./its./range.
d
Technology./has./allowed./the./species./to./overcome./some./environmental./res
istance.
e
The./biotic./potential./for./humans./has./increased../-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
d
Technology./has./allowed./the./species./to./overcome./some./environmental./res
istance.
Populations./with./a./relatively./rectangular-
shaped./age./structure./diagram./have
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a
high./death./rates.
b
a./similar./number./of./individuals./in./each./age./group.
c
a./declining./population.
d
a./high./growth./rate.
e
All./of./the./above./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔ b
a./similar./number./of./individuals./in./each./age./group.
The./most./critical./factor./in./controlling./human./population./growth./is
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a
controlling./reproductive./lifespan.
b
decreasing./the./age./of./first./birth.
,c
decreasing./the./average./number./of./births./per./woman.
d
decreasing./infant./death.
e
increasing./overall./wellness./for./the./human./race../-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
c
decreasing./the./average./number./of./births./per./woman.
Considering./the./trends./in./global./population./growth,./carbon./dioxide./emis
sions,./and./freshwater./usage,./which./of./the./following./strategies./would./likel
y./contribute./the./most./to./reducing./the./ecological./footprint?
A
Implementing./policies./that./strictly./limit./carbon./dioxide./emissions./regardl
ess./of./population./density
B
Promoting./water./conservation./techniques./that./align./with./the./local./popula
tion./density./and./resource./availability
C
Focusing./solely./on./decreasing./the./rate./of./global./population./growth
D
, Expanding./the./areas./of./wild-
caught./fisheries./to./increase./sustainable./food./sources./-./correct./answer./✔
✔ B
Promoting./water./conservation./techniques./that./align./with./the./local./popula
tion./density./and./resource./availability
The./Earth./is./about./____./billion./years./old
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a
1.6
b
2.6
c
3.6
d
4.6
e
8.6./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔ d
4.6