Which example shows an indirect land-use change effect?
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Correct answer: Biofuel farming in one area pushes food farming into another forest area
Indirect land-use change occurs when a land decision in one place changes demand or prices and causes land conversion elsewhere. If biofuel crops occupy existing farmland, food production may shift into a forest frontier, creating deforestation at a distance from the original project. A direct road through a field is direct land-use change, not indirect change. Therefore A is the clearest example.
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Biofuel farming in one area pushes food farming into another forest area
Why is this the correct answer?
Indirect land-use change occurs when a land decision in one place changes demand or prices and causes land conversion elsewhere. If biofuel crops occupy existing farmland, food production may shift into a forest frontier, creating deforestation at a distance from the original project. A direct road through a field is direct land-use change, not indirect change. Therefore A is the clearest example.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Geography question. Chapter: Geography as a Discipline. Topic: Geography as an integrating discipline.
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