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The correct answer is B. Less arable land.
Arable land is the main reason why the land is cleared. Arable land is the land that is suitable for ploughing and of sufficient quality for growing plants. So for this reason, the forests are cleared (by cutting the trees and bushes) and more land for agriculture is gained.
The correct answer is letter A. oil. Westerners are interested in Middle East's supply of oil. In the whole world, Middle East the primary source of oil that supplies a lot of countries, not only in some parts of Asia but as well the Western part of the globe. It has a large oil deposits.
The basic layout of the current periodic table has:
Columns known as groups, the elements inside each of which having similar properties.
Rows known as periods. The elements in a given period have the same number of electron shells.
