Assertion: (A) The low lying areas in the valleys of Uttarakhand are dominated by net rice cultivation and have compact settlements, whereas the surrounding low hills of the valleys are occupied by reserved forests with scattered settlements.
Reason: (R) in a mountainous terrain, land use has been closely associated with type of land forms.

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C. (A) is true (R) is false.

D. Both (A) and (R) are not true.

Answer: Option A