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Between 1880 and 1920 forests cover in the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the following factors in this decline:
3. Agricultural expansion
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Answer:
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Agricultural expansion
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The
need for food increased along with the population.
In order to make room for additional agricultural tracts, forests were removed.
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The colonial officials thought
clearing the trees would increase food production.
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Additionally,
forests were already regarded as being unproductive
, thus there was little hesitation in massively clearing them.
- Between 1880 and 1920, agricultural land increased by 6.7 million hectares. Agricultural expansions were the primary cause of deforestation.
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