Worldwide, perhaps 15,000 square miles of ________ have been cleared annually in recent years.
A) agricultural fields
B) tropical and temperate forests
C) prime oilfields
D) tropical savanna
E) tropical rain forest

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The given figure of 15,000 square miles of land clearing per year is largely associated with tropical and temperate forests clearing. Thus, option B (tropical and temperate forests) is the correct choice. Other options such as agricultural fields (option A) and prime oil fields (option C) are not as extensive as the land cleared from forests. Tropical savannah (option D) does not have as much vegetation as tropical forests. Therefore, option E (tropical rainforest) that comprises more than half of the earth's rainforest and is the largest tropical forest in the world, seems the best possible option.

Worldwide, Perhaps 15,000 Square Miles of ________ Have Been Cleared