Demographic transition often leads to increased resource consumption and land use changes, including deforestation, due to population growth. Population growth generally has a negative impact on forest cover.
Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): The loss of forest cover in India has been directly associated with Demographic Transition in India. Reason (R): The forest cover is generally negatively related with population growth. Select correct answer from the code given below:
Asked in RO ARO pre 2016 · Topic: India: Population (Population and Sustainable Development Goals)
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Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A).
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