Why Did Eighteenth-Century Britain Have a Shortage of Wood

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Multiple Choice

Why did eighteenth-century Britain have a shortage of wood?

• A)Wood had been over-harvested; it was the primary source of heat in all homes and a basic raw material in industry.
• B)The new industrial pollution began to destroy traditional old-growth forests.
• C)The vast expansion of the British navy in the wars against France led to a problem of deforestation.
• D)The widespread building of canals and roads required large amounts of wood and had caused many forests to be cut through.

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Definitions:

Capacity Constraint

A limitation on the resources available for production, such as time, labor, or materials, which can affect the maximum output levels.

Double-subscripted Variables

Variables in mathematical modeling that are indexed by two sets, often used to represent the elements in a matrix or a two-dimensional array.

Capacity Constraint

A limitation or restriction on the maximum level of output that a system or process can handle.

Double-subscripted Variables

Variables that are identified by two subscripts, often used in mathematical and statistical models to represent two-dimensional data.