Population Size vs Resources (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Carrying capacity
Carrying capacity
Max population an environment can sustain indefinitely
Ecological footprint
Ecological footprint
Land/water area needed for resources & waste absorption (gha)
Global hectares available per person (2019)
Global hectares available per person (2019)
1.6 gha
Planet Earths needed for current consumption
Planet Earths needed for current consumption
1.7 planet Earths
Largest & fastest growing footprint component
Largest & fastest growing footprint component
Carbon waste
USA ecological footprint per person
USA ecological footprint per person
Approximately 8 gha
India ecological footprint per person
India ecological footprint per person
Approximately 1.2 gha
Earth capacity if all lived like average Indian
Earth capacity if all lived like average Indian
10.2 billion people
Overshoot
Overshoot
Consumption exceeds environment's regeneration capacity
Earth Overshoot Day in 2019
Earth Overshoot Day in 2019
29 July