Geography B - People and the Planet Unit 2

A quiz this time based on unit 2 of People and the Planet... hope it helps and the exam goes well!

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What is the proper definition of sustainability
Conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.
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What was the Malthus theory?
Malthus' theory that population increase would exceed the increase of resources, leading to war/famine/disease etc.
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What was Boserup's belief?
Necessity is the mother of all invention
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What are GM crops representative of?
Boserup's theory
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What is 'peak oil'?
The time when oil extraction is at it's highest and cheapest
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How much does the USA consume per KW/h?
26.6
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What is cold fusion?
Energy production by nuclear fusion at room temperatures (not ever evidenced to have happened)
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What was the Malthus theory?

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What was Boserup's belief?

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What are GM crops representative of?

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What is 'peak oil'?

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