Why did the environment begin to deteriorate with the population explosion and the coming of the industrial revolution?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → All of the above
The environment can supply resources and absorb wastes without break only as long as demand stays within its carrying capacity. With the population explosion and the industrial revolution, demand for resources went beyond their rate of regeneration, and the pressure on the absorptive capacity of the environment rose sharply, so all three statements describe the cause.