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Overpopulation |
When there are too many people on an area relative to the available resources. |
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Underpopulation |
When there are too few people in an area to use the resources efficiently (for a given level of technology) |
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Optimum population |
An ideal balance between population and resources. |
Optimum: most favourable |
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Carrying capacity |
A calculation of how large a population any given environment can support. |
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Ecological footprint |
A measure of the demand placed by humans on earths natural ecosystems. |
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