17.15: Evolution and Populations- Challenge 2

1. The time period marked by a significant increase in mass production and fossil fuel consumption is the ___.

Industrial Revolution

2. ___ kill insects and other pests that eat or harm crops.

Pesticides

3. About 17% of the energy used in the U.S. is used for ___.

agriculture

4. The abundance of luxuries in some people's lives and the resources required to produce them is referred to as ___.

overconsumption

5. ___ is experiencing an increase in abject poverty.

Sub-Saharan Africa

6. On average, population is growing ___ in industrialized countries than in developing countries.

more slowly

7. The number of individuals of a species that an environment can support is its ___.

carrying capacity

8. Human population is growing most rapidly in ___.

Africa