Which of the following options is mostly caused by overpopulation?

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- Statement $1$: "Land and other renewable resources are under pressure" — Correct. Overpopulation increases demand for housing, agriculture, fuel and other needs, putting pressure on land and renewable resources.
- Statement $2$: "Adequate natural resource storage" — Incorrect. Overpopulation typically reduces the adequacy of resource stocks rather than creating adequate storage.
- Statement $3$: "Reduction in the scarcity of water" — Incorrect. Overpopulation generally increases water scarcity due to higher consumption and pollution.
- Statement $4$: "Increase in the area covered by forests" — Incorrect. Overpopulation usually causes deforestation for settlement and agriculture, reducing forest area.

Therefore only statement $1$ is mostly caused by overpopulation.

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