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  • Chemicals that are [nontoxic, toxic, affluent] do not harm the environment.
    Nontoxic
  • Something that grows by larger and larger amounts shows [consumption, exponential growth, fertility rate].
    Exponential growth
  • When a population is too large to be sustained by available resources, [malnutrition, population trend, overpopulation] has happened.
    Overpopulation
  • Driving a car, eating an apple, and heating your home are all examples of [consumption, affluence, equity].
    Consumption
  • Scientists called [biologists, demographers, zoologists] study population and population trends.
    Demographers
  • [Consuming, Recycling, Driving] is a way to reduce one's environmental impact.
    Recycling
  • During [malnutrition, consumption, migration] resources are used and waste is produced.
    Consumption
  • In [overpopulated, renewable, affluent] societies, there is often a high standard of living.
    Affluent
  • The [fertility rate, exponential growth, population trend] is the average number of children produced by women in a certain area.
    Fertility rate
  • The number of births per 1,000 people each year is the [population trend, fertility rate, birth rate]
    Birth rate
  • Food shortages and disease can increase [death rates, shoe sizes, water quality]
    Death rates
  • A change in population over time is called a(n) [overpopulation, consumption, population trend].
    Population trend
  • People of [fertility rate, birth rate, reproductive age] are capable of having children.
    Reproductive age
  • Decomposed organic waste used to add nutrients to crops is called [compost, renewable, affluent].
    Compost
  • Some resources are [renewable, non-renewable, exponential], meaning they can regenerate if not used too quickly.
    Renewable
  • Poverty and malnutrition occur when there are too many people and not enough [births, medicine, resources].
    Resources
  • People who do not get enough to eat can suffer from [dysentery, chicken pox, malnutrition].
    Malnutrition
  • When people or animals move from one place to another, it is called [immigration, migration, emigration].
    Migration