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What per cent of the world's total area cleared between 1700 and 1995 for industrial uses, cultivation, pastures and fuel wood?

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8.5 per cent
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9.3 per cent
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11.8 per cent
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10.3 per cent
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Solution

The correct option is A 9.3 per cent

Diversity in forests has been disappearing very quickly. Disappearance of forests is called deforestation. The process of deforestation began many centuries ago, but became more systematic and extensive during the colonial period.


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