Question

Which of the following regarding the carrying capacity of the earth is FALSE?
A. There are signs that it is already being exceeded in some places
B. Extensive deforestation is one sign that it may have been reached
C. It is larger in urban areas If it is exceeded there could be a population crash

Answer 1

Answer:

C. It is larger in urban areas

Explanation:

• Carrying capacity is the number or the amount of pressure of species on the earth's ecological system can bear or can carryforwards and can be sustained by giving food, water, and necessity available to the environment.

• The ecological footprint is a measure or a way to estimate the pressure on the natural resources by these species by taking in the future possibilities and limitations. Estimated in terms of the demands and the biocapacity of the ecosystem.

• The urban area carrying capacity is a result of interaction of the multiple subsystems and due to the large human activities the urban areas have low levels of the carrying capacity as they are not natural settings and put pressure and huge load over resources.