When You Complained to a Friend from India About India's

question 55

Multiple Choice

When you complained to a friend from India about India's high population she responded by suggesting you consider that the United States is also overpopulated. What do you think she meant?

• A)The United States has a very high immigration rate.
• B)The United States has a very high birth rate compared to other developed countries and to China.
• C)The United States, which is 5% of the world's population, consumes 25% of the world's resources.
• D)The density of urban metropolitan centers like New York shows that the United States is also overpopulated.

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