alleryStart learning →Why was the 2004 tsunami damage on Asian coasts greater than it might have been?
AThe sea was much warmer
BThere were no fishermen left
CCoasts were left uninhabited
DMangroves had been destroyed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mangroves had been destroyed
1. Development degrades the environment.
2. Mangrove destruction and shoreline building worsened the tsunami damage.
3. All of the population feels such costs.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Political Theory, Chapter 10, Development._
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