Carrying Capacity of Environment
The environment can perform its functions without interruption as long as demand is within its:
- Production capacity
- Carrying capacity — Correct Answer
- Storage capacity
- Financial capacity
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation
The environment can perform its functions without interruption as long as the demand is within its carrying capacity.
Key Points:
- This implies resource extraction is not above the rate of regeneration.
- Wastes generated must be within the assimilating capacity of the environment.
- When demand exceeds carrying capacity, environmental crisis occurs.
- Herman Daly compared carrying capacity to a 'plimsoll line' of a ship.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- A, C, D: The specific term used is carrying capacity, not these alternatives.
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