Individuals and Conservation Groups Have Donated Funds to Buy Land

question 40

Multiple Choice

Individuals and conservation groups have donated funds to buy land in the Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. As a result, much of the forest is now protected as a private nature reserve. This is an example of ____.

• A)restoration
• B)preservation
• C)fragmentation
• D)desertification
• E)deforestation

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Definitions:

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Random Sample

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