SUS 1501"Introduction to Sustainability." University of South Africa (Unisa) Study guide and assignment 1 With images
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"SUS 1501: Introduction to Sustainability - Study Guide and Assignment 1" is a comprehensive resource designed for University of South Africa (Unisa) students. This guide covers essential concepts in sustainability, providing clear explanations, key themes, and practical examples. It includes Assig...
SUS 1501"Introduction to Sustainability."
University of South Africa (Unisa) 2024 2025
Study guide and assignment 1
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The 3 main factors that led to a rapid increase in global human population are :
a) medicine, available habitat, and migration.
b) available habitat, agriculture, and medicine.
c)agriculture, medicine, and pesticides.
d) available habitat, agriculture, and pesticides.
e)agriculture, medicine, and media alerts.
b) available habitat, agriculture, and medicine.
As economic development increases, birth and death rates decrease.
TRUE OR FALSE
True
,only 2.5% of fresh water is found on earth.
TRUE OR FALSE
True
(because 96.5% is oceans (salt water). other 2.5% is Fresh water(69.6% is Frozen and 30% is Ground
water)).
A population's growth rate will increase as the population reaches its carrying capacity.
TRUE OR FALSE
False
carrying capacity: is the maximum number of individuals of a species that a habitat can sustainably
support.
Less-developed countries generally have high population growth rates because birth rates are high and
death rates are low.
TRUE OR FALSE
True
The size of a population is affected by :
a) the number of indicator species in an ecosystem.
b)birth and death rates of the population in an ecosystem.
,c)the number of niches available in an ecosystem
d)whether the population is native or nonnative to an ecosystem.
e)the absence of indicator species in an ecosystem.
b)birth and death rates of the population in an ecosystem.
An example of a forested wetland near a river is
a)lake
b)coral reef
c)salt marsh
d)stream
e)swamp
e)swamp
increasing acidity of oceans have a negative impact on marine life.
TRUE OR FALSE
True
A lake or area of the ocean with a large supply of nutrients is referred to as:
, eutrophic lake
How well natural systems recover after disruption is called :
a)protection
b)biodiversity
c)emergent
d)resilience
e)recovery
d)resilience
it is about both resisting and recovering from disturbances and maintaining the overall health even if the
system undergoes some level of change.
An example of a coastal wetland is a
a)Salt marsh
b)floodplain
c)continental shelf
d)coral reef
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