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___________ is characterized by a relatively slown initial arithmetic increase followed by a very rapid acceleration in increase.
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Exponential growth
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Affluence is a measure of wealth, and it followsn that it is almost always a measure of ___________ as well.
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consumption
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It has also been suggested that ______________ may allow us to reduce our environment.
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technological advances
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The equation ______ incorporates information about population size, affluence, and technology.
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I=PAT
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What does I=PAT stand for?
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impact, population size, affluence, and technological reduction in impact.
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What is growth rate?
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change in number/change in time
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What is doubling time?
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69/growth rate
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Any time a population increases at a _________ rate the pttern of growth will be exponential.
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fixed
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