Practicing Success
The ability of the environment to absorb degradation is called: |
Carrying capacity Global warming Ozone depletion Absorptive capacity |
Absorptive capacity |
Carrying capacity implies that the resource extraction is not above the rate of regeneration of the resource and the wastes generated are within the assimilating capacity of the environment. Global warming is a gradual increase in the average temperature of the earth’s lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases. Ozone depletion refers to the phenomenon of reductions in the amount of ozone in the stratosphere. Absorptive capacity means the ability of the environment to absorb degradation. |