Which option gives a balanced analysis of population growth and resource pressure?

Correct answer: Growth can increase pressure but outcomes depend on resource availability and management

Direct answer: Option A is correct. Population growth generally increases demand for food, water, housing, energy, transport, education and health services. However, the final result is not identical everywhere. It depends on how much resource is available, whether it is distributed fairly, how efficiently it is used, whether technology improves, and how well planning and conservation are managed. Therefore, growth can create pressure without automatically causing total exhaustion. Option B is too absolute: resources do not always end, because management, conservation and innovation can change outcomes. Option C is also absolute and false; a larger population does not make resources unlimited. Option D is wrong because population size affects demand and resource use. Memory cue: population changes demand, while availability and management shape the result.