Question

according to a population pyramid showing a wide base and narrow top, the countrys population is most likely...
growing rapidly
growing slowly
decreasing
not changing

in recent years, the human population has... *
increased exponentially
decreased slowly
decreased exponentially
increased slowly

which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources? *
recycling
heating homes with fossil fuels
deforestation
removing carnivores from a forest

Explanation:

• First question: A population pyramid with a wide base (many young people) and narrow top (few old people) indicates high birth rates and relatively lower death rates (especially among the young). This is characteristic of a population growing rapidly.
• Second question: In recent decades, due to advancements in medicine (lower death rates), increased food production (better sustenance), and other factors, the human population has followed an exponential growth pattern (doubling at an accelerating rate in terms of absolute numbers over time).
• Third question: Recycling reduces the need to extract and use non - renewable resources (e.g., recycling metals reduces the need for mining new metal ores). Heating with fossil fuels (non - renewable) depletes them. Deforestation is related to forest (renewable if managed properly, but often non - sustainable) and other ecosystem resources, not directly non - renewable resources in the classic sense (like minerals, fossil fuels). Removing carnivores affects ecosystem balance, not non - renewable resource preservation.

Answer:

1. Growing rapidly
2. Increased exponentially
3. Recycling