Give two instances of

a) Overuse of environmental resources

b) Misuse of environmental resources.

Overuse of environmental resources:

•Land degradation: overuse of land for cultivation purposes leaves the land barren.

•Deforestation: to meet the housing needs and other demands of growing population, forests are cleared to make more land for people and generate more resources which is casing rapid depletion of the environment.

Misuse of environmental resources:

•Soil degradation: use of chemicals like pesticides and fertilisers depletes soil quality and degrades the soil fertility in long run.

•Ozone depletion: ozone depletion happens due to emission of certain gases from man-made objects. These products like air conditioner, refrigerator, fire extinguisher, etc. are all products made from mobilising resources from the environment.