According to your textbook, what factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance?

A) the region's rapidly growing industrial sector
B) deforestation's effect on greenhouse gases in the region
C) the region's equatorial location
D) the large number of islands in the region
E) the oil industry in the region


B

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