During Estimates That Half of the World's Billion-Plus Absolute Poor

question 1

Multiple Choice

During estimates that half of the world's billion-plus absolute poor are caught in a downward spiral of ecological and economic impoverishment. What examples does he cite to elucidate this claim?

• A) Peasants in Latin America slash-and-burn their way into the rain forests.
• B) Philippines cultivate steep slopes, exposing them to the erosive powers of rain
• C) Hungry nomads turn their hers out onto fragile African rangeland, reducing it to desert
• D) All of the above

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