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Question
State two reasons why Tropical Evergreen forests are difficult to exploit.
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Solution
Two reasons why Tropical Evergreen Forests are difficult to exploit because of these forests are dense with many plants and climbers tangled to each other in these forests. Secondly, the lack of transport means to travel deep into these forests has made their trees difficult to be used commercially.
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