alleryStart learning →Using dung cake as fuel is discouraged because it:
ABurns far too fiercely
BCannot be stored at all
CAttracts heavy taxation
DConsumes valuable manure
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Consumes valuable manure
1. Dung has a second use beyond the fire.
2. Burning it consumes most valuable manure.
3. That manure could have served agriculture.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 5 'Minerals and Energy Resources' (jess105)_
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