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How has the change in the human population over time affected the environment

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One way the increase in human population has affected the environment over time is that the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has greatly increased. Humans manufacture a lot of product, and humans burning all the fossil fuels needed to create these items has released a ton more CO2 into the environment than is natural for the environment.
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Human population growth impacts the Earth system in a variety of ways, including: Increasing the extraction of resources from the environment. These resources include fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal), minerals, trees, water, and wildlife, especially in the oceans.
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