wood to oil to water, are finite and population boom will have on the cannot sustain an infinite population United States if it continues to grow. growth without seriously impacting our quality of life.” (Pimentel) “Most U.S. cropland is now in This quote emphasizes the effects of production and little is available for the population boom is having on the expanding food production.” (Pimentel) land and resources. They are dwindling, because the U.S. is literally running out of room to expand for the necessary resource of food. “The continued expansion of the This quote emphasizes the effect of the human population not only is depleting boom on the environment. fossil fuels, it is reducing the numbers of native species of plants, animals, and microbes throughout the U.S.” (Pimentel) “Rapid, unabated population growth, This quote supports a cause of the including legal and illegal immigrants, population boom in the U.S. with the also is stressing school systems.” increase in both legal and illegal (Pimentel) immigrants. The quote also supports the effect of the boom on the school systems, as it goes on to discuss the number of students versus the number of staff and schools able to support the students. “Most of this growth will take place in This quote explains a reason for why
wood to oil to water, are finite and cannot sustain an infinite population growth without seriously impacting our quality of life.” (Pimentel) population boom will have on the United States if it continues to grow. “Most U.S. cropland is now in production and little is available for expanding food production.” (Pimentel) This quote emphasizes the effects of the population boom is having on the land and resources. They are dwindling, because the U.S. is literally running out of room to expand for the necessary resource of food. “The continued expansion of the human population not only is depleting fossil fuels, it is reducing the numbers of native species of plants, animals, and microbes throughout the U.S.” (Pimentel) This quote emphasizes the effect of the boom on the environment. “Rapid, unabated population growth, including legal and illegal immigrants, also is stressing school systems.” (Pimentel) This quote supports a cause of the population boom in the U.S. with the increase in both legal and illegal immigrants. The quote also supports the effect of the boom on the school systems, as it goes on to discuss the number of students versus the number of staff and schools able to support the students. “Most of this growth will take place in This quote explains a reason for why
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