According to Meadows (1972), if the present trends in world population, industrialisation, pollution, food production and resource depletion continue unchanged, the “Limits to Growth” on our planet will be reached in the next
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- A50 years
- B100 yearsCorrect
- C150 years
- D200 years
Explanation
The correct answer is B.
The Limits to Growth was a 1972 report commissioned by the Club of Rome and authored by Donella Meadows and others. Using computer modeling to simulate the interaction between population, industrial growth, food production, and resource usage, the study concluded that if growth trends remained unchanged, the limits to physical growth on Earth would be reached within 100 years. This timeframe suggested a potential collapse of the global system sometime in the 21st century.
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