Which statement best characterizes how developed and developing countries impact the environment? a. neither developed nor developing countries have had a significant impact on the environment in the past century. b. developed countries have tended to improve the environment, while developing countries have tended to damage it. c. developed countries have damaged the environment, while developing countries have had little impact. d. both developed and developing countries have had significant negative impacts on the environment.

The correct answer is letter D: Both developed and developing countries have had significant negative impacts on the environment.

In the quest for being a developed country, both developed and developing ones end up damaging the environment due to the number of factories that pollute the environment, and the amount of garbage produced everyday. Also, agriculture has a huge environmental impact due to the great water consumption.

When a country is developing, it tends to increase its amount of factories, hence the pollution, garbage, and waste of water. But when it is already a developed country these problems don't decrease, once in order to keep on being a developed country it has to keep up with the damaging activities.

the answer is d.index