IB Geo: Human Carrying Capacity

What is the definition of carrying capacity?

• The minimum number of individuals of a species that the environment can sustainably support in a given area

• The minimum number of individuals of a species that can live in a given area

• The maximum number of individuals of a species that can live in a given area

• The maximum number of individuals of a species that the environment can sustainably support in a given area

What is a major impact of extensive use of fossil fuels in agriculture on carrying capacity?

• Decrease in carrying capacity

• Stabilization of carrying capacity

• No impact on carrying capacity

• Increase in carrying capacity

What is a consequence of the industrialization of the fishing industry on carrying capacity?

• No impact on carrying capacity

• Stabilization of carrying capacity

• Increase in carrying capacity

• Decrease in carrying capacity

What is the estimated median human carrying capacity according to a United Nations report?

• 2 billion people

• 10 billion people

• 20 billion people

• 50 billion people

What determines the human carrying capacity of different countries?

• Population density

• Resource availability

• Economic development

• All of the above

What is a major impact of the extraction of groundwater on carrying capacity?

• Stabilization of carrying capacity

• No impact on carrying capacity

• Decrease in carrying capacity

• Increase in carrying capacity

What is a consequence of high-rise living on carrying capacity?

• Increase in carrying capacity

• No impact on carrying capacity

• Stabilization of carrying capacity

• Depends on the availability of certain other technology

What did the United Nations report say about the estimates of human carrying capacity?

• All estimates fell between 10 and 20 billion people

• All estimates fell between 4 and 16 billion people

• All estimates fell between 2 and 8 billion people

• All estimates fell between 20 and 50 billion people

What is the impact of deforestation on human carrying capacity?

• Stabilization of carrying capacity

• No impact on carrying capacity

• Decrease in carrying capacity

• Increase in carrying capacity

How does urbanization affect human carrying capacity?

• Increase in carrying capacity

• No impact on carrying capacity

• Stabilization of carrying capacity

• Depends on the availability of certain other technology