Which of the Following Statements About Deforestation Is NOT True

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about deforestation is NOT true?

• A)About 90 percent of the world's forest loss is occurring in tropical forests.
• B)Tropical forests make up only six percent of the world's land but are home to 50 to 90 percent of all terrestrial species.
• C)Reforestation in North America in the years since 1920 has had no measureable effect on the size and health of the continent's forests.
• D)At present deforestation rates, 50 percent of tropical species could be extinct by 2042.

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Definitions:

Levels of Processing Model

A theory suggesting that the depth (shallow to deep) of mental processing affects memory recall, with deeper processing leading to better recall.

Elaborative Rehearsal

A memory technique that involves thinking about the meaning of the term to be remembered, as opposed to merely repeating the word to oneself.

Maintenance Rehearsal

A process of repetitively verbalizing or thinking about information to be remembered, thereby keeping it in working memory longer.

Auditory Encoding

The process by which auditory information is converted into a form that allows it to be stored in memory.