SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Decaying vegetable (plant) matter that can be dug up, cut into blocks, dried and used as fuel for heating
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Taiga
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Deciduous
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Coal
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Peat
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Traditionally peat is cut by hand and left to dry in the sun. But for industrial uses, companies may use pressure to extract water from the peat, which is soft and easily compressed, and once dry can be used as fuel.
Detailed explanation-2: -Peat is a highly carbon-inefficient fuel, more so even than coal.
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