Which Statement About the Present-Day Crises of Global Warming and Deforestation

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the present-day crises of global warming and deforestation is FALSE?

• A)Tropical forests replenish the atmosphere with carbon dioxide.
• B)High prices and the demand for tropical hardwoods have felled vast areas of forests.
• C)Rising grain prices have provided farmers with incentive to cut forests to plant sugar.
• D)Central Africa and Indonesia have been leading nations in deforestation.
• E)To evade environmental regulations, many nations have been subjected to political bribery.

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