If It Is True That Too Many People Living in an Area

Multiple Choice

If it is true that too many people living in an area causes degradation and a destruction of natural resources, then why is it that people who live in the large metropolitan areas in the United States able to have so many more material possessions than those living in the countries to the south of US?

A) Our population has stopped growing and theirs is continuing to grow.
B) People living in these metropolitan areas have more money to spend to buy the goods.
C) We are using the natural resources of less developed countries to keep us supplied with goods and produce.
D) We recycle most of our goods.