Population growth is critical to environmental change. IPAT is an equation that describes four variables that interact to produce environmental...

Population growth is critical to environmental change. IPAT is an equation that

describes four variables that interact to produce environmental change:

Impact= population × affluence × technology (or I = P × A × T)

Based on your knowledge of IPAT, answer these questions:

1. Given this equation, what drives environmental decline?
2. Compare the environmental impactof the U.S. against any developing country country (try to calculate or find calculations for the actual "I" values); explain what factors contribute to these two different environmental impact factors (this will require external research—avoid repeating your peers' choice of a developing nation