The measure of the land area required to provide the resources for and absorb the wastes of a population is known as which of the following?
a. affluence
b. ecosystem
c. climax community
d. ecological footprint

The answer is letter D.

Ecological footprints refer to the land area required to provide the resources and absorb the wastes of a particular population. In essence, it refers to the measurement of how humans impact the Earth’s ecosystem (e.g. overall production and consumption of natural resources). Ecological footprints can also show how much we have already depleted from our natural resources.

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