Read this passage from "The City Without Us" by Alan Weisman:
As if that weren't enough, as the NYBG forest became an
island of greenery surrounded by hundreds of square miles
of gray urbanity, it became the primary refuge for Bronx
squirrels. With natural predators gone and no hunting
permitted, there's nothing to stop them from devouring
every acorn or hickory nut before it can germinate. Which
they do.
Which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the
author's purpose?
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A. The passage traces several events in the order that they will occur
to highlight how nature conquers human civilization.
O
B. The passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of
predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to
destructive results.
O
C. The passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent
- the deforestation of New York and the extinction of squirrels.
O
D. The passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of
predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of New
York City.

Alan Weisman's The World Without Us is supposed to explore what would or could happen to our world if humans suddenly ceased to exist. Weisman does do this, but he must of necessity discuss how we have altered/destroyed much of our world, in order to illustrate what would happen if we were to disappear.

Why did Alan Weisman write the world without us?

Alan Weisman wanted to give people a way to do something about it. Most people would rather not hear about the environment because it's scary, so his goal was to write something that was readable so that people would learn a lot and not be so depressed that they would throw the book away.

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