APES 8-10
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- Types of survivorship?
- Type I: death rate increases with old age Type II: even throughout life Type III: death chance highest at beginning
- logistic population growth?
- S curve
- What are the different types of selection?
- R selection: small animals short life span K selection: big long life span just a few babies
- Malthus said whaat?
- Population growth will eventually outstrip food supply. Some say tech will help it not, but current tech not sustainable.
- IRCA?
- Immigration reform and control act of US says three priorities of immigration: 1. have fam in US 2. can fill job in US 3. seeking Asylum.
- What does agriculture have to do with carrying capacity?
- land over use ---> decreased agriculture ----> decreased carrying capacity
- What is the SMRCA?
- The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act was passed 1977 to require coal mining companies to restore areas that have been mined and prohibits mining in sensitive or beautiful areas.