Living in the Environment
Living in the Environment
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781133940135
Author: G. Tyler Miller
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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The two main key concepts of Section 1-3 of the given chapter. To identify the five basic causes of the environmental problems faced by humans. Explain exponential growth, the rule of 70, and the current size of the human population. Describe the numbers of people who are added each year in the population. Analyze the size of the world’s population projected in 2050. The way in which Americans, Indians, and the average people in the poorest countries are compared in terms of average resource consumption per person. The two types of environmental damage due to increasing affluence. The way in which affluence can help in solving environmental issues. The term “poverty” and its three harmful environmental and health effects. The percentage of people who struggle to live on the equivalent of $1.25 a day and the percentage of people who have to live on $2.25 a day. The link between poverty and population growth. A list of three major health problems faced by poor people.

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