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Old 03-09-2009, 12:59 PM   #2
sugarpop
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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45 View Post
The population limit is dependent on many factors. Back when humans lived in hunter gatherer societies the population limit was very low, a few square miles could only support a small population but now, with better organization, food production, etc we can support a higher population. We make many changes to raise the population limit with more efficient food, energy, and water extraction and other methods in those senses.
I think the population really started growing at a very fast rate once we learned how to extract energy from the earth. That was the real turning point.
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