Expression of IdeasEasy–MediumEmphasising a striking comparison
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The Amazon rainforest covers about 5.5 million square kilometres.
- It holds about 10% of all known species on Earth.
- Roughly 60% of it lies in Brazil.
- It produces large amounts of the region's rainfall through evaporation from its leaves.
The student wants to emphasise the Amazon's importance for biodiversity. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. Although it covers only about 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon holds roughly 10% of all known species on Earth.Correct
- B. Roughly 60% of the Amazon lies in Brazil.
- C. The Amazon produces rainfall.
- D. The Amazon is a rainforest.
Answer: A. Although it covers only about 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon holds roughly 10% of all known species on Earth.
The share of all species, set against the area.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Roughly 60% of the Amazon lies in Brazil.
- Location, not biodiversity.
- C. The Amazon produces rainfall.
- Climate, not biodiversity.
- D. The Amazon is a rainforest.
- A label, not a fact about species.
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