Question

What is true about human use of the Tropical Dry Forest biome versus the Tropical Rainforest biome?

a. Rain forest tends to have richer soils than dry forest, so it has been cleared at a higher rate than dry forest
b. Much less tropical rain forest remains than tropical dry forest
c. Rain forest is best suited for agriculture, so has been destroyed to a greater degree
d. Dry forest is best suited for agriculture, so has been destroyed to a greater degree

Answer 1

Option (D)

Step-by-step explanation:

The tropical rain forest and tropical dry forest lies on the tropical regions of both the hemisphere. These are the regions on and around the tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn. In the tropical rain forest, the rate of precipitation is higher than the rate of evapo-transpiration, so the temperature remains relatively cooler. Whereas, in the tropical dry forest, the rate of evapo-transpiration is more than the rate of precipitation, as a result of which the temperature remains comparatively high.

The tropical dry forest is very good for agricultural purpose, as it contains nutrient rich soil. So it has been destroyed to a greater extent for agricultural use, grazing of animals.

Whereas, the tropical rain forest is not suitable for the agricultural use because the soil here are affected by the rainfall, that washes away the nutrients, making the soil less fertile.

Thus the correct answer is option (D).