Leia o texto para responder às questões de 21 a 24 When will the Amazon hit a tipping p Deforestation in Altamira, Pará state, Brazil. Scientists say climate change, deforestation a could cause the world’s largest rainforest to dry big question is how soon that might happen. Seen f monitoring tower above the treetops near Manaus, i Brazilian Amazon, the rainforest canopy stretches horizon as an endless sea of green. It looks like healthy ecosystem, but appearances are deceiving. rainforest — which holds 16,000 separate tree spec slowly drying out. Over the past century, the average temperature forest has risen by 1-1.5 oC. In some parts, the d has expanded during the past 50 years, from four m almost five. Severe droughts have hit three times That’s all driving a shift in vegetation. In 2018, that trees that do best in moist conditions, such legumes from the genus Inga, are dying. Those adap drier climes, such as the Brazil nut tree (Berthol are thriving. At the same time, large parts of the Amazon, t largest rainforest, are being cut down and burnt. has already shrunk the forest by around 15% from i extent of more than 6 million square kilometres; i which contains more than half the forest, more tha has disappeared. Last year, deforestation in Brazi by around 30% to almost 10,000 km2, the largest lo decade. And in August 2019, videos of wildfires in made international headlines. The number of fires was the highest for any August since an extreme dr 2010. (www.nat . ted to De acordo com o terceiro parágrafo, a floresta amazônica letia excelsa),

1. A)perdeu mais de 50% da cobertura vegetal na área localizada no Brasil. he world’s Tree clearing
2. B)tem apresentado uma desaceleração contínua, porém ints 1970s suficiente, no ritmo de desmatamento. n Brazil, n 19%
3. C)teve uma redução de cerca de 15% da extensão que l spiked tinha nos anos 1970. ss in aGABARITO
4. D)perdeu 30% de sua área desde 2019 devido a queimadas the Amazon e incêndios. that month ought in
5. E)enfrentou o mais longo período de queimadas e incêndios em 2010. ure.com, 25.02.2020. Adaptado.) 8