Social Sciences and History / Unit 11 SSH 1008 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Carrying Capacity and the Overpopulation Question
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The idea
Carrying capacity is the maximum population an environment can sustain indefinitely. Overpopulation is a condition in which a place has outstripped its ability to provide for its own needs. Rich places with few people often use more resources than poor places with many, the anchor notes.
In practice
Russia against Bangladesh.
Where people slip
The ecological fallacy: inferring individuals from their group.
Your place on the trail
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