Question

Bright-colored birds fly through the air. Monkeys leap from tree to tree. Jaguars creep on the ground

below. Those are just a few of the thousands of animals that live in the Amazon rain forest.
The Amazon in South America is the largest tropical rain forest in the world. A tropical rain forest is a
thick forest in a warm region with heavy rainfall. People are destroying the Amazon. Each year,
farmers and loggers cut down rain forest trees to make room for farms, homes, and roads. Scientists
have recently discovered that the Amazon is shrinking twice as quickly as they once thought.
The Amazon rain forest is one of the richest areas of the world in animal and plant diversity, or variety.
Many of the foods, spices, and medicines people need come from the Amazon. The Amazon rain
forest also helps recycle Earth's air. The trees give off oxygen for people to breathe. Trees also clean
the air by taking in carbon dioxide. Too much carbon dioxide in the air is harmful to humans.
Stopping people from destroying the rain forest is not an easy task. "Almost 2 million people make the
forest their home." scientist Jim Bowyer told Weekly Reader. "All these people need land for farming
and wood for heat and cooking. They are looking for a way tel survive. Solutions need to involve the
very people who destroy the forest."
4. What is the main idea of "Trouble in The Amazon"?
A. The Amazon in South America is the largest tropical rain forest in the world.
B. The Amazon rain forest is important. but it is being destroyed.
C. There are thousands of animals that live in the Amazon rain forest.
D. There is lots of rainfall in The Amazon:

Answer 1

B. The Amazon rain forest is important but it is being destroyed.
Throughout this passage, the author says how important it is, and how fast it is changing for the worse.
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