Define the following: a) Population b) Overpopulation c) Optimum population d) Sustainable development e) Death rate
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(a)population:
A population is the number of organisms of the same species that live in a particular geographic area at the same time, with the capability of interbreeding. ... Population ecology is the study of how these populations interact with the environment.
overpopulation:
Overpopulation occurs when a species' population exceeds the carrying capacity of its ecological niche. It can result from an increase in births (fertility rate), a decline in the mortality rate, an increase in immigration, or an unsustainable biome and depletion of resources.
optimum population:
The optimum population is a concept where the human population is able to balance maintaining a maximum population size with optimal standards of living for all people.
sustainable development;
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
death rate:
the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year.
"improved diets have reduced death rates"
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