Question

to understand the extent of deforestation in the chorotega region of costa rica, juan pablo arroyo mora and colleagues used historical aerial photography and remote sensing data to track changes in the total number of forest patches in areas of different land use capability classes (categories that indicate possible uses of forest land). due to the chorotega regions accessibility, various types of forested areas were converted to cattle pastures as rising international meat prices drove a cattle - ranching boom in the 1960s and 1970s; this conversion is evident in the graph. which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the assertion? a. high number of patches in class vii and class viii in 1980. b. difference between the number of patches in class vii and in class vi in 2000. c. increase in the number of patches for all classes from 1979 to 2000. d. decrease in the number of patches for all classes from 1960 to 1979.

Explanation:

By observing the bar - graph, we can see the number of patches for different classes over years. Analyze the trends for the given time - periods.

Answer:

C. increase in the number of patches for all classes from 1979 to 2000.