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QuizMultiple Choice

The Study of Environmental Science

Question 13 • (Rogowski)WCA 4321 Environmental Science 1st 9 weeks 26-27

How does the growing human population impact the Earth's natural resources?

Answer
A
thinning of the Earth’s atmosphere
B
depletion of the Earth's natural resources
C
endangering Earth’s species
D
rising ocean levels

Explanation

As the human population grows, people use more resources such as water, food, forests, and fossil fuels. Using these resources faster than nature can replace them leads to depletion of the Earth's natural resources, which is choice B. Population growth can also threaten species, but depletion most directly answers how it impacts natural resources.

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