Human Population Carrying Capacity (id: e59172f41)

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Determine which of the following descriptions reflects what is being shown in the Figure.

I. Many countries are demanding more of the Earth than their own country’s resources can support.
II. There are some countries that are demanding less of the earth than their own countries' resources can provide
III. South Korea has the largest negative ecological impact in the world.

A. I only
B. I and III only
C. I and II only
D. I, II and III


参考答案:  C


本题详细解析:
Statement I is true as the countries in the Figure all c k 2v:6kt i-dfjg:h)0/ymzxemonsume more resources than their own country can produce and the fact that the world value is almost twice its capacity. Statement II is true as there must be coh d 6tm2f:zk)i0me- :vj/ykg xuntries with a value below 1 for the world average to be as low as it is. Statement III is false as it does not factor in the size of South Korea or its population number. A country like China with a huge population at 3.8 has a more significant impact than a smaller country like Japan at 7.8. As a result, option C is correct.