The study about the relationship between population growth, consumption, and environment depicts that growth in population causes growth in consumption of resources, which ultimately affects the environment in a negative manner.
<u>Explanation:</u>
As the population grows, the available resources are exploited to a 'greater extent' in order to fetch more and more raw material to be used in the increased production of goods carried out to meet the growing demands of the population.
The exploitation of resources results in an environmental imbalance.