MS-ESS3-4

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.

  1. Climate

    A dire shortage of water

    Parts of the southwestern United States are in the middle of the worst drought in at least 500 years.

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  2. Environment

    An ocean view’s downside

    Population growth in coastal areas could threaten shoreline ecosystems.

    By