In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion:  The forest movements of the South are different from those of the North.

Reason: The forests of the North are still peopled, whilst the forests of the South are more or less devoid of human habitat or, at least, are perceived as thus.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 4 - The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Assertion:  The forest movements of the South are different from those of the North.

Reason: The forests of the North are still peopled, whilst the forests of the South are more or less devoid of human habitat or, at least, are perceived as thus.

CORRECTION in Reason: The forests of the South are still peopled, whilst the forests of the North are more or less devoid of human habitat or, at least, are perceived as thus.

What distinguishes the forest movements of the South from those of the North is that the forests of the former are still peopled, whilst the forests of the latter are more or less devoid of human habitat or, at least, are perceived as thus. This explains to some extent the prevailing notion of wilderness in the North as a ‘wild place’ where people do not live. In this perspective, humans are not seen as part of nature. In other words, ‘environment’ is perceived as ‘somewhere out there’, as something that should be protected from humans through the creation of parks and reserves. On the other hand, most environmental issues in the South are based on the assumption that people live in the forests.