World history/WHME103/Globalization/Population growth

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• How does population growth impact on the environment?

• Is this a linear relationship?

• How does globalization impact on consumption patterns, and is this sustainable?

Anup Shah, 'Stress on the environment, society and resources?', Global Issues, September 2001.

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• I was shocked to learn ...

• The richest ...

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