ECOLOGY
HUMANS AND THE BIOSPHERE
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Question
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It increases the supply of resources.
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It decreases the amount of resources.
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It results in less demand for resources.
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It improves the quality of the resources.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Generally speaking, as the human population grows, our consumption of natural resources increases. More humans consume more freshwater, more land, more clothing, etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -Human population growth impacts the Earth system in a variety of ways, including: Increasing the extraction of resources from the environment. These resources include fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal), minerals, trees, water, and wildlife, especially in the oceans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Erosion of farmland, overuse of both surface and groundwater, dwindling supplies of finite fossil fuels, and escalating extinction of plant and animal species imperil the ability of the earth’s resources to meet the needs of such enormous numbers of humans.
Detailed explanation-4: -The impact of so many humans on the environment takes two major forms: consumption of resources such as land, food, water, air, fossil fuels and minerals. waste products as a result of consumption such as air and water pollutants, toxic materials and greenhouse gases.
Detailed explanation-5: -This is because with an increase in population, food, water fuel and land requirements increase to feed the masses, to fulfil the energy requirements and to live respectively. Due to this, deforestation is done and consequently, animals lose their habitat and many species die in the process.