Unit 2 Test Review Nat. Resources & Population Growth

What letter represents an echo of a baby boom?

Measuring the biodiversity of an ecosystem and determining how to protect it is_____

The name of the man who devised the "Tragedy of the Commons" theory was...

Only works in certain areas, changes ecosystems and displaces people.

Ages 50 - 59 are “baby boomers”. Where in the pyramid can you see their impact on a population increase?

Why are governments concerned with population data?

What letter represents a lack of elderly men compared to women?

What could explain why the pyramid shows a decrease for age groups 0-4 and 5-9?

Lower CO₂ than other fossil fuels (fracking is a con for this though)

The only way to truly stop plastic pollution is to hold manufacturers accountable by...

The average person eats/drinks ____ of plastic per week, about the weight of a credit card.

When a common resource is damaged by individuals concerned with only their needs and not that of the group

When the growth rate increases in proportion to the growing number of members in the population.

Non-renewable, greenhouse gases, damaging leaks/spills, toxic emissions.

Phosphate and Nitrogen runoff from agricultural areas create___such as the one found in the Gulf of Mexico.

What does letter "E" show on the population pyramid?

The "glue" that holds every ecosystem together is____

What letter represents a decline in the middle-age population?

One of the biggest threats to our oceans, marine life and our own food supplies is...

Can be used almost anywhere to reduce energy for heating and cooling.

Renewable, no greenhouse gas, instant electricity from photovoltaic cells.

Difficult to harness efficiently at this time, only available near coasts.

Non-renewable, health impacts to lungs and air, greenhouse gases, inefficient.

Renewable, no greenhouse gas, instant electricity from turbines.

Which of these would NOT be a real-world example of Garrett Hardin's theory?

The science of restoring "broken" ecosystems is_______

What letter represents a baby boom in people of childbearing age?

Production of plastic creates ____that is unhealthy for residents who live near the production facilities.

Plastic can be recycled, but often ends up dumped on villages in....

What ecosystem services do the ecosystems of the world provide for us?