The correct answer is A.  The best way to go about answering this question is to estimate how much the amount of rainforest destruction changed, in general.  Since the four answer choices are all based on a different order of magnitude, a few quick calculations should tell us which answer is logical.  So look at Africa, and see that the difference between its two bars is approximately equal to 50,000 hectares.  When reading a chart, you must make sure to consider all of the labels; this includes the one to the left that reads "Thousands of Hectares."  After working out Africa's total decrease to be approximately 50,000 hectares, we must divide by 10 to give the change in hectares per year, which gives us a figure of 5,000.  Glancing at the other answer choices, we can see that A is the only choice which is close to 5,000 in magnitude.

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2. Rainforest destruction was
A.  most severe in Latin America in 1980 and least severe in Asia in 1990.
B.  most severe in Africa in 1990 and least severe in Latin America in 1980.
C.  most severe in Asia in 1980 and least severe in Latin America in 1990.
D.  most severe in Latin America in 1980 and least severe in Africa in 1990.