NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which factor has the greatest impact on a country’s rate of natural resource consumption?
A
land area
B
population
C
industrialization
D
availability of resources
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Industrialization is driven by economic development due to an increase in the extraction of natural resources and excessive use of resources in agriculture, manufacturing and mining, which ultimately has a negative effect on the environment (Baloch et al., 2019).

Detailed explanation-2: -Industrialization has brought economic prosperity; additionally it has resulted in more population, urbanization, obvious stress on the basic life supporting systems while pushing the environmental impacts closer to the threshold limits of tolerance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Natural resources are unevenly distributed around the world. Some regions have plenty of certain resources but lack some others. Their location is affected by geological, biological and climatic factors. The fresh water of the Amazon is influenced by climatic factors, like rain and melting glaciers.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, coal and iron are required for the growth and development of the iron and steel industry which is vital for the development of any country. Further, there are many other minerals which are of economic importance. Also, mineral fuels like petroleum, coal thorium and uranium are of national importance.

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