Medical Engineering
Environmental Science and Human Population Worksheet
1. What would you include in a brief summary on the history of the modern
environmental movement, from the 1960s to the present?
2. Explain the primary concern over exponential population growth. What
promotes exponential population growth? What constrains exponential population
growth?
3. What is carrying capacity? Compare predictions for human population growth
in developed countries versus developing countries. What will occur if
carrying capacity is exceeded?
4. How do individual choices affect natural ecosystem? Provide examples from
your personal or community experience.
