Practicing Success
Which of the following statement is true in regards to the overuse and misuse of environmental resources? Statement 1: Overuse of environmental resources occur when regeneration of resources is less than their extraction. Statement 2: Misuse of environmental resources occurs when atmosphere is harmed by us by not controlling the amount of harmful chemicals, greenhouse gases etc. |
Only statement 1 is true Only statement 2 is true
Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true Neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is true |
Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true |
Overuse of environmental resources occurs when demand of environmental resources is much more than their supply. This happens when regeneration of the resources is less than their extraction. It would create problems like deforestation and land degradation etc. Misuse of environmental resources occurs when atmosphere is harmed by us by not controlling the amount of harmful chemicals, greenhouse gases etc. |