Which of the Following Describes the Relationship Among Population Growth

Which of the following describes the relationship among population growth, consumption of natural resources, and environmental degradation?

A) When individual demands on natural resources are far greater than the requirements for survival, people in affluent nations deplete resources and degrade the global environment through increased consumption of nonessential items to satisfy their desires.
B) Rapid population growth does not overwhelm and deplete a country's soils, forests, and other natural resources when the amount of resources essential to an individual's survival is small.
C) Rate of resource consumption affects the environment far less that the explosion in population.
D) There is no relationship between population growth, consumption of natural resources, and environmental degradation.