Which human activity does NOT cause environmental destruction?
- Charcoal burning
- Commercial lumbering
- Afforestation of land
- Firewood cutting
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Correct answer: C. Afforestation of land
1. The question asks for the odd one out: three destructive activities and one conserving one.
2. Afforestation means planting trees where none stood, which adds cover rather than removing it.
3. Charcoal burning, lumbering and firewood cutting all remove trees from the land.
4. Losing that cover exposes soil to erosion and reduces rainfall interception.
5. Construction activities are similarly destructive, clearing land and disturbing drainage.
_Source: NECTA CSEE 2021 Geography 013, Question 1: Multiple Choice Items, item (iv)_