alleryStart learning →Which is an indirect driver of resource depletion?
APopulation growth
BMineral mining
CSea fishing
DTimber felling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Population growth
Population growth is listed among the indirect drivers, while mining, fishing and forestry are direct drivers.
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