It has recently been estimated that the growth in world population has slowed in the past decade. despite this trend, environmentalists remain concerned about the environmental impact of world population, principally because: ) standard of living is increasing in many developing countries, leading to an increased per capita use of natural resourcesb) life expectancy is stil decreasing in africa due to aids

A) Standard of living is increasing in many developing countries, leading to an increased per capita use of natural resources

Explanation:

            Increasing population is a major threat to the world. But in the recent times, the world has seen a decrease in the population rate, which is a positive thing.

          But in spite of this decreasing population, the environmentalist are concerned and worried about the environmental impact. This is because the world has limited natural resources. And the demand in the consumption of natural resources at the present rate by the human population is a thing to worry.

          As people are more advance and developed in thee days, their standard of living has also increased resulting in the increase of consumption of natural resources. Thus this is a major concerned for the environmentalist regarding population.

Thus the correct option is (A).

answer; i believe that the correct answer is ( rivers);

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