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Environmental Science
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Science
Undergraduate 1
11/22/2010

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Term
the doubling time of a population
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is a function of exponential growth
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logistic growth curve
Definition
the situation where a polulation grows rapidly but eventually reaches a constant population
Term
carrying capacity
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the maximum number of a particular species that an environment can support without degrading the environment
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demographic transition
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the movement of a nation from a high population growth to a low population growth
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The crude growth rate is defined as:
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birth rate minus death rate
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The basic concepts of population growth and change
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population dynamics
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In Thomas Malthus’ theory of human population, the ultimate fate of humankind is said to be:
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plague, pestilence, and famine
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