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Question
Give two instance of :
Overuse of environmental resources
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Solution
Overuse of environmental resources
i. Drying up of Rivers: The increasing irrigation and construction of flood storage reservoirs are resulting in the drying up of rivers.
ii. Excessive Deforestation: The growing population and their ever growing demand are resulting in large scale deforestation. This leads to soil erosion, making the soil infertile.
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