What Is the Environmental Significance of the Process of "Consumption

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is the environmental significance of the process of "consumption"?

• A) consumption can outstrip the natural resources available and lead to overexploitation of the environment
• B) extravagant consumption can create an environment of raising one's status among peers
• C) the process of consumption is an economic act, providing the "demand" necessary for the "supply" of the environment
• D) consumption can generate economic growth that relies significantly on the importation of natural resources, which benefits the environments of less-developed countries
• E) consumption is strictly a social act and has no environmental significance

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A rise in the value or quantity of something without intervening steps or intermediaries.

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