alleryStart learning →Which activity is a direct cause of natural resource depletion?
APlanting saplings
BHarvesting rainwater
CReusing old paper
DExtracting petroleum
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Extracting petroleum
Mining, petroleum extraction, fishing and forestry remove resources from nature and so deplete them.
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