GGH1502
Assignment 02
Semester 01
2021
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ASSIGNMENT 02
Question 1
Option 3
Reference: Textbook page 72
The Commission emphasized that the integration of economic and ecological systems is all-
important if sustainable development is to be achieved, and coined a broad definition for
sustainable development which is often quoted: ‘development which meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’
(WCED, 1987: 43).
Question 2
Option 4
Reference: Textbook page 90
Malthus based his theory on two central principles: that without any checks, human population can
grow at a geometric rate; and that even in the most favourable circumstances agricultural
production can only increase at an arithmetic rate. Hence, at some point the size of human
population will become too large for the food available.
Question 3
Option 4
Reference: Textbook page 68
The decline of the Mayan civilization in Central America that began around
AD 900 may have been due to environmental degradation as a product of
large-scale deforestation, the excessive use of soils and an over-reliance on
maize, which failed due to a virus
Question 4
Option 2
Reference: Textbook page 75
The Johannesburg conference highlighted the need to build a truly sustainable way of life, requiring
Assignment 02
Semester 01
2021
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ASSIGNMENT 02
Question 1
Option 3
Reference: Textbook page 72
The Commission emphasized that the integration of economic and ecological systems is all-
important if sustainable development is to be achieved, and coined a broad definition for
sustainable development which is often quoted: ‘development which meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’
(WCED, 1987: 43).
Question 2
Option 4
Reference: Textbook page 90
Malthus based his theory on two central principles: that without any checks, human population can
grow at a geometric rate; and that even in the most favourable circumstances agricultural
production can only increase at an arithmetic rate. Hence, at some point the size of human
population will become too large for the food available.
Question 3
Option 4
Reference: Textbook page 68
The decline of the Mayan civilization in Central America that began around
AD 900 may have been due to environmental degradation as a product of
large-scale deforestation, the excessive use of soils and an over-reliance on
maize, which failed due to a virus
Question 4
Option 2
Reference: Textbook page 75
The Johannesburg conference highlighted the need to build a truly sustainable way of life, requiring
