The rate at which the deforestation of the world is proceeding is alarming. In 1950 approximately 25 percent of the Earth's land surface had been covered with forests, and less than twenty-five years later the amount of forestland was reduced to 20 percent. This decrease from 25 percent to 20 percent Line from 1950 to 1973 represents an astounding 20 million square kilometers of forests. Predictions are that an additional 20 million square kilometers of forest land will be lost by 2020. The majority of deforestation is occurring in tropical forests in developing countries, fueled by the developing countries' need for increased agricultural land and the desire on the part of developed countries to import wood and wood products. More than 90 percent of the plywood used in the United States, for example, is imported from developing countries with tropical rain forests. By the mid-1980s, solutions to this expanding problem were being sought, in the form of attempts to establish an international regulatory organization to oversee the use of tropical forests. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

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The rate at which the deforestation of the world is proceeding is alarming. In 1950 approximately 25 percent of the Earth's land surface had been covered with forests, and less than twenty-five years later the amount of forestland was reduced to 20 percent. This decrease from 25 percent to 20 percent Line from 1950 to 1973 represents an astounding 20 million square kilometers of forests. Predictions are that an additional 20 million square kilometers of forest land will be lost by 2020.

The majority of deforestation is occurring in tropical forests in developing countries, fueled by the developing countries' need for increased agricultural land and the desire on the part of developed countries to import wood and wood products. More than 90 percent of the plywood used in the United States, for example, is imported from developing countries with tropical rain forests. By the mid-1980s, solutions to this expanding problem were being sought, in the form of attempts to establish an international regulatory organization to oversee the use of tropical forests.

Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

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