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Sahara Desert Was Formed Over a Period of Time Due to One of the Following Uncontrolled Activities of Man : (A) Excessive Cutting Down of Forest Plants and Trees (B) Excessive Killing of Large Herbivores (C) Excessive Killing of Large Carnivores (D) Excessive Use of Poisonous Chemicals Herbicides - Science

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Sahara Desert was formed over a period of time due to one of the following uncontrolled activities of man :
(a) excessive cutting down of forest plants and trees
(b) excessive killing of large herbivores
(c) excessive killing of large carnivores
(d) excessive use of poisonous chemicals herbicides

Solution

excessive killing of large carnivores
Excessive killing of lions resulted in an increase in the number of herbivores, which in turn consumed all the vegetation. Hence, the Sahara Desert was formed.

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Chapter 5: Our Environment - Exercise 1 [Page 229]

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Lakhmir Singh Biology (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Our Environment
Exercise 1 | Q 73 | Page 229
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