Environmental Science 15th Edition by Scott Spoolman,Tyler Miller

Exercise 19

What are the two key concepts for this section? Identify five basic causes of the environmental problems that we face. What is exponential growth ? What is the rule of 70? What is the current size of the human population? About how many people are added each year? How big is the population projected to be in 2050? How do Americans, Indians, and the average people in the poorest countries compare in terms of average resource consumption per person? Summarize the potential environmental harms and environmental benefits of affluence.