VIII. Give reasons for the following.
1. The Calico Act was passed by the British Parliament.
2. We need to increase the amount of arable land.
3. Use of wood as fuel should be minimised.
Answers
Answer:
(a) in 1721 Parliament passed the Calico Act to protect English manufacturers, forbidding the use of calico in England for apparel or for domestic purposes (repeal of the act in 1774 coincided with inventions of mechanical devices that made possible English cloth production in successful competition with Eastern fabrics).
(b)Land incapable of being cultivated for production of crops can sometimes be converted to arable land. New arable land makes more food, and can reduce starvation. This outcome also makes a country more self-sufficient and politically independent, because food importation is reduced.
(c)The use of wood as fuel should be minimised because it is dangerous for our environment. Explanation: ... Excessive use of woods can cause serious threats to wildlife and ultimately to humans. Also, burning of fuel causes smoke that pollutes out atmosphere and causes various lung and respiratory diseases.
Answer:
1)Calico act was passed in order to stop preventing chintz clothes in Britain
2) Arable is fertile so we need to increase
3) Wood pollutes the environment so we should stop