Questões da Prova CESPE - 2004 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata

It is correct to conclude from the text t h at i ts author seems to favour Mr Sharon's decision to raise a fence on the West Bank, despite the reaction of some Israel' s trad i tional friends. Although the author himself refers to some points which could have negative effects on the Palestin i ans, he does not show a counterargument to them.

The main idea of the text can be correctly said to be: Th e p roblem of deforestation seems to overcome the human capability of finding a final solution to it. Lots of economic interests prevail over the unquestionable need to control the s en s ible use of the forests worldwide. Forest management turns out to be a crucial factor not only for rural but also for urban life. The effect of the pharmaceutical industry on forest resources is rather alarming, an d that is the reason why the USA is so keen on tryi n g t o maintain the sustainable management of the world's forests.

The t ext can be associated with the following statement: The leaves of the trees are for the healing of the nations.

In l ine 18, the phrase " an enormous stake" indicates that the United States is facing huge financial losses to keep up the sustainable management of the world's forests.

According to the economic forecasters, in 2004 South east Asia will grow faster than Russia, which will g row more than Africa and Latin Amer i ca. Venezuela will decrease 5 percent this y ear and Iraq will jump 60.9 percent from 2003 to 2004.