Author Question: Tropical forests are not well-suited for intensive agriculture because A) the excessive amount of ... (Read 49 times)

penza · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Tropical forests are not well-suited for intensive agriculture because

A) the excessive amount of rainfall in the region tends to prohibit effective plant growth.
B) available nutrients are stored in tropical forest vegetation, so when the ground cover and trees are removed, the nutrients are removed, too.
C) the ground layer of vegetation in tropical forests is so thick that the land is extremely difficult to clear.
D) the temperatures in tropical forests are too high to allow feasible crop production.
E) they tend to be located too far inland.

Question 2

Southeast Asia as used in this text includes the country of China.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false