Questão de Língua Inglesa

At approximately 200 million hectares (ha), the Cerrado covers nearly a quarter of Brazil’s landmass. It is the country’s second largest biome, or area that shares features such as climate and vegetation. The Cerrado encompasses a wide range of varied landscapes, including grasslands, savanna, and dry forests. Over the last 40 years, the Cerrado has played a crucial role as Brazil has developed into a world economic power. Many farms and ranches of various sizes are located in the Cerrado, but it is the large-scale farms that supply the majority of the country’s commercially raised agricultural products. Farms and ranches producing two of the country’s most important commodities, soy and cattle, are heavily concentrated in this region. However, this agricultural success has taken a toll on the biome: more than half of the Cerrado has been cleared of its native vegetation. The Cerrado has long been identified as an important area for conservation because many Cerrado species are found nowhere else and because it includes one of the most species-rich tropical savannas in the world. It is estimated that more than 3,000 plant species and more than a hundred mammal, bird, reptile, and amphibian species live only in the Cerrado. Union of Concerned Scientists. The Importance of Brazil’s Cerrado. Internet: <ucsusa.org> (adapted). According to the previous text, judge items 6 to 9 and choose the correct answer on item 10, which is tipo C.