Tropical forests are not well-suited for intensive agriculture because

A) the excessive amount of rainfall in the region tends to prohibit effective plant growth.
B) available nutrients are stored in tropical forest vegetation, so when the ground cover and trees are removed, the nutrients are removed, too.
C) the ground layer of vegetation in tropical forests is so thick that the land is extremely difficult to clear.
D) the temperatures in tropical forests are too high to allow feasible crop production.
E) they tend to be located too far inland.


B

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