The deforestation of tropical rain forests is occurring at rapid rates

A) in nearly all areas where the biome exists, with no significant areas of forest expansion.
B) in most areas where the biome exists, with lesser rates in some places and expansion of forest in other places.
C) in a few areas where the biome exists, with slow rates in most places and expansion of forest in other places.
D) in a few areas where the biome exists, but expansion of forest in most other places.


B) in most areas where the biome exists, with lesser rates in some places and expansion of forest in other places.

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