How and why did the agricultural revolution affect human population size? How and why did the Industrial Revolution affect human population size? Explain some social consequences and some environmental impacts that have resulted.

How and why did the agricultural revolution affect human population size? How and why did the Industrial Revolution affect human population size? Explain some social consequences and some environmental impacts that have resulted.

2. Differentiate the preservation ethic from the conservation ethic. Explain the contributions of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot in the history of environmental ethics.

3. Describe the two major forms of energy, and give examples of each. Compare and contrast the first law of thermodynamics and the second law of thermodynamics.

4. Briefly describe the biogeochemical cycles: nutrient cycle, hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle, phosphorus cycle, and nitrogen cycle. How has human activity affected each of them?

5. Explain the premises and logic that support the concept of natural selection.

6. List and describe each of the five major population characteristics discussed in Chapter 3. Explain how each shapes population dynamics.

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