The global human population

A. has decreased its resource consumption in the last decade.
B. needs 1.7 Earths to sustain its current rate of consumption.
C. would consume fewer total resources if everyone in the world consumed as many resources as the average American.
D. consumes fewer resources in a year than Earth can provide.


Answer: B

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