Question

Explain the concept of overexploitation of forests in relation to human dependence.

1. Humans have historically relied on forests for essential resources such as food, medicine, shelter, wood, and fuel.
2. Increased demand for raw materials like timber and fuel wood, driven by population growth, leads to large-scale deforestation.
3. Activities such as logging, mining, and road-building contribute to the clearing of forests.
4. The overexploitation of forests is solely due to natural processes and not influenced by human activities.

• A. ii only
• B. i, ii, iii
• C. iii, iv
• D. ii, iii

Answer 1

Answer:

B. i, ii, iii

• Humans have depended heavily on forests for food, medicine, shelter, wood and fuel

• The demands for raw material like timber, pulp, minerals, fuel wood etc shot up due to population increase, resulting in large scale road-building, logging, mining and clearing of forests