To prevent its environmental exploitation, the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 was signed. It has been agreed that Antarctica should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and that military activities would be prohibited. It also guaranteed continued freedom for scientific research and promoted international scientific cooperation.
Which of the following statements will weaken the argument for preserving Antarctica as a site for scientific research and cooperation?
The scientists themselves are damaging to Antarctica.
The climate and terrain of the Antarctica doesn't match any other place on earth.
Scientists are unable to correlate results of experiments here with the rest of the world.
Not many people have visited the Antarctica.
The main argument in this passage is that the Antarctic must be left unexploited.
Option (b) can be eliminated. Several scientific studies can take place there, regardless of how unique or common the environment there is.
Option (c) can be eliminated as they do not need to study the place only to find correlations to the rest of the planet.
Option (d) merely adds more data.
Option (a) seems to be the most logical answer as the main objective of the treaty is to protect Antarctic region from environmental exploitation. If the scientific activities there are causing harm, then they need to be discontinued.
Hence, the correct answer is option a.
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