1.i. Locate the lines in the text that support the title "The Ailing Planet".
(ii) What does the notice " The world's most dangerous animals " at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka Zambia Signify?
(iii) How are the earth's principal biological systems being depleted?
(iv) Why does the author agree that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors distorting the future of human siciety?
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i) The Earth's vital signs reveal a patient in declining health" are the lines that support the title' The Ailing Planet'.
ii) The notice “The world's most dangerous animals” at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia signifies that man is solely responsible for all the deterioration in environment and depletion of natural resources. Thus man is the world's most dangerous animal.
iii) The earth's principal biological systems are being depleted by excessive use. Over . fishing is quite common. Forests are being cut to obtain firewood for cooking.
iv)The author thinks that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors of distorting the future human society because growing population not only increases the demand for food but also depletes the current resources at a speed that is not recoverable.