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IELTS Essay: The world natural resources are consumed at an ever-increased rate. What are ...

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The world natural resources are consumed at an ever-increased rate. What are the dangers of this situation? What should we do?

#resource_depletion#overconsumption#sustainability_risks#systemic_change#resource_management

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 9 analyzes whether dangers stem from absolute scarcity or extraction rates, and proposes systemic solutions (circular economy, consumption reduction) versus technological fixes; Band 7 lists dangers and vague conservation measures.

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Key concepts in this essay

resource_scarcity
consumption_patterns
market_mechanisms
technological_substitution
circular_economy

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Stating dangers vaguely (shortages, conflict) without specifying which resources or how scarcity impacts different populations
Proposing conservation without addressing consumption patterns driven by economic models and population growth
Failing to distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resource challenges and their different solutions

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