#16 - Concept Reference, Must Be True

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (E).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice.

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[angie23]

Maybe I am over thinking answer choice E), but I don't know why it is the correct answer. At first, I was put off by the word "maintain," which implies some degree of interference. Is E) correct because it is more correct than B)?

[Lucas Moreau]

Hello, angie,

E is a little troublesome, yes, especially with the word "maintaining". It does sound at first like they're interfering with the land, like giving maintenance to a car.

But in this case, "to be maintained as wilderness" means that the status of these areas of land as wilderness - untamed, unspoiled land - will be maintained. Maintained here in the sense of "preserved".

The practice in answer choice E is essentially declaring that certain areas of land are not to be mined or developed, to keep them in their natural state as best as possible. That is why it best matches Frederic Clements' equilibrium model, which itself supports leaving nature alone.

Hope that helps,
Lucas Moreau