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law of ecology
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any population will expand to the limits of its food supply
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carrying capacity
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the number of species that an area can support without impairing its ability to continue supporting that population in the future
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substandard
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living below the average ex without a house or electricity
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sustainability
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the a ability to maintain a population without impairing the viability of future generations
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standard of living depends on a balance of
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environmental resources, population density and economic development
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what is GDP per capita and how do you get it
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total money in the economy divided by population makes a rough estimate of the average income/wealth in a country
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what is PPP
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purchasing power parity, it is calculated by defining a basket of goods and calculating how much it costs in different countries
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what is the difference between carrying capacity and sustainability and law of ecology?
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carrying capacity is the max of a species that can be in a area and still have sustainability, and the law of ecology is that the population will hover around the carrying capacity
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