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Question
Distinguish between the following pair:
Deforestation and Afforestation.
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Solution
Deforestation: Deforestation (cutting down of forests) has been one of the most serious outcomes of the rising population to get land for cultivation and housing and to obtain timber and wood.
Afforestation: Forests are one of our renewable resources. By careful management and afforestation (planting more trees), we can maintain and even improve the existing forests.
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