Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

244 Answer key

15·6 1. c

2. b


3. c


4. a


5. a


6. b


7. F


8. T


9. F


10. F


11. T


12. T


13. Exponential growth occurs when an entity doubles in number, then rapidly redoubles.


14. Overshoot occurs when an activity exceeds its physical limits.


15. Sustainability occurs when the needs of the present generation are met without compromising the ability
    of future generations to meet their needs.


16. To achieve sustainability, renewable resources cannot be used at a greater rate than they can be produced,
    nonrenewable resources cannot be consumed at a greater rate than they can be replaced by renewable
    resources, and pollution cannot be produced at a greater rate than the Earth can absorb or detoxify it.


17. he ive factors were population, food production, industrial production, pollution, and consumption
    of nonrenewable natural resources.
    15·7 1. cannot


18. went against popular beliefs


19. for humanitarian reasons


20. unpopular


21. they could go on doing the same things forever


22. it takes fewer women giving birth to keep the population growing


23. beliefs


24. wisely
    15·8 Answers will vary.
    15·9 1. X6.✓


25. X7. X
    3.✓ 8.✓


26. X9.✓
    5.✓ 10. X
    15·10 Answers will vary.