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Explain the concept of carrying capacity and occupiable space and demonstrate an understanding of how recent population trends affect this.

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Carrying capacity refers to the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support without being degraded. Occupiable space refers to the amount of space available for living organisms. The carrying capacity of an environment is determined by factors such as food availability, water availability, and space. When a population approaches its carrying capacity, resources become more scarce and the growth rate slows. Recent population trends have been driven largely by increasing numbers of people surviving to reproductive age, and have been accompanied by major changes in fertility rates, increasing urbanization and large-scale migration

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