Read the case study on page 254 and answer the critical thinking questions.
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Should limits be placed on genetic engineering for economic, aesthetic, ecosystem services, or other purposes?
Should animals be used for medical research? As sources of organs for surgical implants in humans? As sources of food, fur, fat, oils, and other commercially valuable products?.
Have you ever visisted a wilderness area? How did you feel about the wilderness? What benefits do you enjoy as a result of protection of wilderness areas
Should there be a global effort to sharply reduce the cutting of old growth forests? Why or why not?
Do you believe the US should send aid to the citizens of governments who are in the midst of revolution? How might you feel if you support sending aid and the newly formed government does not support US policies?
List at least two other infectious diseases besides plague that has markedly decreased human populations. Have these disease had any significant impact on the population growth trend over the last 500 years? Why or why not?
How might the development of agriculture have contributed to some people becoming less healthy than when they were hunter/gatherers.
What are some limits to human population growth? How close do you believe the human race is to reaching our carrying capacity?
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