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The main reason for deforestation in Asia is - |
| A. | excessive fuel wood collection |
| B. | excessive soil erosion |
| C. | floods |
| D. | construction of roads |
| Answer» A. excessive fuel wood collection | |
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Explanation: The main causes of total clearance are agriculture and in drier areas, fuelwood collection. The main cause of forestdegradation is logging. Mining, industrial development and large dams also have a serious impact. Tourism is becoming a larger threat to the forests. The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that ‘1.5 billion of the 2 billion people worldwide who rely on fuelwood for cooking and heating are overcutting forests’. This problem is worst in drier regions of the tropics. |
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