Social Sciences, asked by adi6824, 1 year ago

hii guys here's my question causes for deforestation in colonial period

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Answered by subhikshamrth39
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(i) Increase in population, leading to growth in demand for food, and extension of land under cultivation at the expense of forests.

(ii) Colonisation by the British encouraged production of commercial crops.

(iii) Increased demand for timber due to expansion of railways and for ship building purposes.

(iv) Large areas of forests were also cleared to make way for plantation crops.

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Answered by nupurptl11
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Population increased, the demand for food went up.British encouraged the production of commercial crops.Forest were unproductive.The spread of railways from 1850s.By the early 19th century, oak forests in England were disappearing. This created a problem of timber supply for the Royal Navy.Emergence of Plantations.
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