Read It! Activists say that the Brazilian government is not doing enough to stop the destruction of the Amazon rain forest.
In 2004, the government reported the second-highest rate of destruction ever. Brazil's government estimates that
farmers cut down 10,590 square miles (27,430 square kilometers) of rain forest. That is an area larger than
Vermont, and it shows an increase from the deforestation of the previous year. In fact, the 2004 figure is nearly
that of 1995, in which the Amazon lost a record 11,229 square miles (29,080 square kilometers) of trees. The
activists are demanding that officials take the problem more seriously.
Do It!
The rain forest destruction seems to be
A tiresome
B favorable
C limited
D
relentless
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