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Forests in Thailand can be divided into two major types: evergreen and deciduous. Fires sweep through deciduous forests annually, when all trees have lost their leaves. Tropical evergreen forests, which are found throughout the country in the forested areas with the heaviest rainfall, are the most economically important, because of the rubber trees that are abundant there.
The statements above most strongly support which of the following?
A. There are more deciduous trees growing in Thailand's forests than there are evergreen trees.
B. A Thai forest is more apt to have rubber trees growing in it if it gets more rain than other Thai forests do.
C. The most expensive wood grown in Thailand comes from tropical evergreen forests.
D. Forest fires that cause the most damage to property in Thailand tend to occur in deciduous forests.
E. Most of the timber that Thailand exports comes from tropical evergreen forests.
The statements above most strongly support which of the following?
A. There are more deciduous trees growing in Thailand's forests than there are evergreen trees.
B. A Thai forest is more apt to have rubber trees growing in it if it gets more rain than other Thai forests do.
C. The most expensive wood grown in Thailand comes from tropical evergreen forests.
D. Forest fires that cause the most damage to property in Thailand tend to occur in deciduous forests.
E. Most of the timber that Thailand exports comes from tropical evergreen forests.
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Forests in Thailand can be divided into two major types: evergreen and deciduous. Fires sweep through deciduous forests annually, when all trees have lost their leaves. Tropical evergreen forests, which are found throughout the country in the forested areas with the heaviest rainfall, are the most economically important, because of the rubber trees that are abundant there.
The statements above most strongly support which of the following?
The question stem uses the wording "most strongly support." So, this is a Conclusion question, meaning that the correct answer must follow logically from what the passage says but does not have to be something that is definitely true given what the passage says.
A. There are more deciduous trees growing in Thailand's forests than there are evergreen trees.
The passage provides no basis for comparison of the numbers of different types of trees growing in Thailand's forests.
Eliminate.
B. A Thai forest is more apt to have rubber trees growing in it if it gets more rain than other Thai forests do.
Reviewing the portion of the passage that mentions "rain," we see the following:
Tropical evergreen forests, which are found throughout the country in the forested areas with the heaviest rainfall, are the most economically important, because of the rubber trees that are abundant there.
We see that tropical evergreen forests are in the areas "with the heaviest rainfall," meaning that they get "more rain than other Thai forests do."
That passage also says that tropical evergreen forests are "the most economically important, because of the rubber trees that are abundant there." Since they are the "most" economically important because of their abundance of rubber trees, it makes sense that they have the most rubber trees, meaning, basically, that they are "more apt to have rubber trees growing in" them than other forests.
So, the passage indicates that tropical evergreen forests both get "more rain" and are "more apt to have rubber trees growing in" them than other forests.
Thus, it's reasonable to conclude from what the passage says that, in general, "A Thai forest is more apt to have rubber trees growing in it if it gets more rain than other Thai forests do."
Keep
C. The most expensive wood grown in Thailand comes from tropical evergreen forests.
The passage says that "evergreen forests ... are the most economically important because of the rubber trees that are abundant there." That information does not mean that wood from rubber trees or any other type of trees is "the most expensive."
A forest product could be the most economically important without being the most expensive. For instance, it could be that evergreen forests are the most economically important because a huge volume of inexpensive wood comes from tropical evergreen forests or because something other than wood is provided by evergreen forests.
Eliminate.
D. Forest fires that cause the most damage to property in Thailand tend to occur in deciduous forests.
This choice is tempting because the passage says, "Fires sweep through deciduous forests annually, when all trees have lost their leaves."
However, it's not supported because the passage does not mention "damage to property."
So, the passage provides no reason to believe that fires that cause "the most damage to property" occur in deciduous forests.
In fact, since the passage says that evergreen forests are the most economically important, it could be that the forest fires that cause the most damage to property occur in evergreen forests. After all, the passage doesn't say that there are no fires in evergreen forests, and if much commercial activity occurs in evergreen forests, it could be that there is much property in them to be destroyed by any forest fires that do occur in them.
Eliminate.
E. Most of the timber that Thailand exports comes from tropical evergreen forests.
The passage says that "evergreen forests ... are the most economically important," but it does not mention "exports."
So, this choice is not supported because evergreen forests could be economically important even if most of the timber that Thailand exports does not come from them.
For instance, it's possible that the evergreen forests are economically important because the rubber trees they contain are used for production of rubber, which is then exported, rather than timber.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: B
The statements above most strongly support which of the following?
The question stem uses the wording "most strongly support." So, this is a Conclusion question, meaning that the correct answer must follow logically from what the passage says but does not have to be something that is definitely true given what the passage says.
A. There are more deciduous trees growing in Thailand's forests than there are evergreen trees.
The passage provides no basis for comparison of the numbers of different types of trees growing in Thailand's forests.
Eliminate.
B. A Thai forest is more apt to have rubber trees growing in it if it gets more rain than other Thai forests do.
Reviewing the portion of the passage that mentions "rain," we see the following:
Tropical evergreen forests, which are found throughout the country in the forested areas with the heaviest rainfall, are the most economically important, because of the rubber trees that are abundant there.
We see that tropical evergreen forests are in the areas "with the heaviest rainfall," meaning that they get "more rain than other Thai forests do."
That passage also says that tropical evergreen forests are "the most economically important, because of the rubber trees that are abundant there." Since they are the "most" economically important because of their abundance of rubber trees, it makes sense that they have the most rubber trees, meaning, basically, that they are "more apt to have rubber trees growing in" them than other forests.
So, the passage indicates that tropical evergreen forests both get "more rain" and are "more apt to have rubber trees growing in" them than other forests.
Thus, it's reasonable to conclude from what the passage says that, in general, "A Thai forest is more apt to have rubber trees growing in it if it gets more rain than other Thai forests do."
Keep
C. The most expensive wood grown in Thailand comes from tropical evergreen forests.
The passage says that "evergreen forests ... are the most economically important because of the rubber trees that are abundant there." That information does not mean that wood from rubber trees or any other type of trees is "the most expensive."
A forest product could be the most economically important without being the most expensive. For instance, it could be that evergreen forests are the most economically important because a huge volume of inexpensive wood comes from tropical evergreen forests or because something other than wood is provided by evergreen forests.
Eliminate.
D. Forest fires that cause the most damage to property in Thailand tend to occur in deciduous forests.
This choice is tempting because the passage says, "Fires sweep through deciduous forests annually, when all trees have lost their leaves."
However, it's not supported because the passage does not mention "damage to property."
So, the passage provides no reason to believe that fires that cause "the most damage to property" occur in deciduous forests.
In fact, since the passage says that evergreen forests are the most economically important, it could be that the forest fires that cause the most damage to property occur in evergreen forests. After all, the passage doesn't say that there are no fires in evergreen forests, and if much commercial activity occurs in evergreen forests, it could be that there is much property in them to be destroyed by any forest fires that do occur in them.
Eliminate.
E. Most of the timber that Thailand exports comes from tropical evergreen forests.
The passage says that "evergreen forests ... are the most economically important," but it does not mention "exports."
So, this choice is not supported because evergreen forests could be economically important even if most of the timber that Thailand exports does not come from them.
For instance, it's possible that the evergreen forests are economically important because the rubber trees they contain are used for production of rubber, which is then exported, rather than timber.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: B
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