Refer to Infographic 1.As an emergency food supply in World War II,20 reindeer were taken to an island in the Pacific,along with troops stationed there.Shortly thereafter,the war ended and the troops returned home,leaving the reindeer behind.After 10 years,the population of reindeer had increased to 6,000.However,with no predators and limited food and space available on the island,the population crashed,with no reindeer remaining after 10 more years.Describe what lessons can be learned from this as it applies to human populations on Earth.

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The Answer is The island can be viewed as an analogy for our Earth.With limited space and resources available,unchecked population growth will reach a point where not enough resources are available.This could lead to starvation,conflict,and collapse of the human population,just as it did for the reindeer on the island.