American consumption has had which of the following effects on the environment? it depletes many natural resources. it increases wild animal populations. it cleans the environment. it has little to no effect on the environment.

The right answer is It depletes many natural resources.

One of the effects of consumerism in the environmental perspective is the expansion of exploitation of natural resources to the generation of raw materials destined to the manufacture of more and more goods. This leads to the devastation of forests and the depletion of even renewable resources, such as water for consumption, forests, and soil. In addition, non-renewable resources are counting the days to a full shortage, such as the oil reserves and various minerals used to manufacture the most different products used by society.

increase in population