1..Deforestation<span> is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses. An estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization
2...</span><span>To make more land available for housing and urbanizationTo harvest timber to create commercial items such as paper, furniture and homes To create ingredients that are highly prized consumer items, such as the oil from palm trees<span>To create room for cattle ranching
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3.. Urbanization<span> refers to the population shift from </span>rural<span> to </span>urban areas, "the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas", and the ways in which each society adapts to the change.<span>[</span>
The correct answer is the following.
It seems that there is no question here, just a series of statements.
Although there is no question included, we could assume that we have to choose the sentence best written. If that is the case, then the correct option is A) Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit.
Among the other options, option A is very specific, concrete, and understandable. It does not need anything else. The clearest, specific, and direct the sentence, the better to a correct understanding.
Flashback means the perspective from which the story is told. (or you can put it in another way if you want)
