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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Population growth in the 20th century accelerated which environmental stress(es)?
A
resource depletion
B
pollution
C
habitat destruction
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -More people means less forest, water, soil, and other natural resources, but more waste, pollution, and greenhouse gases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indicators of severe environmental stress include the growing loss of biodiversity, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing deforestation worldwide, stratospheric ozone depletion, acid rain, loss of topsoil, and shortages of water, food, and fuel-wood in many parts of the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.

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