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Israel and the Palestinian territories are among the most climate vulnerable places on the planet. Whereas worldwide temperatures have increased by an average of 1.1 °C (1.9 °F) since pre-industrial times, in Israel and the surrounding areas, average temperatures have risen by 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) between 1950 and 2017, with a forecasted increase of 4 °C (7.2 °F) by the end of the century. Meanwhile, rising sea levels — projected by Israel’s Environment Ministry to be as high as a meter by 2050, according to a new investigative report by Haaretz newspaper — threaten to obliterate Israel’s famed beaches, damage its desalination plants and undermine the sewage and drainage systems of many coastal cities. In the densely populated Gaza strip, where 2.1 million Palestinians are crammed into 365 square km (141 sq. mi.), sea level rise means a loss of precious real estate as well as saltwater intrusion into an already overtaxed aquifer.
In an arid region already threatened by desertification and declining precipitation, one would think that the looming climate catastrophe would catalyze a powerful climate movement.Instead, the whole thing is largely an afterthought. In Israel and the Palestinian territories the threat is both existential and more acute. In this contested land, climate action is hamstrung by zerosum battles over territorial, political and historic rights, even as a warming climate exacerbates those tensions.
Disponível em: Time, January 2023 (adapted).
QUESTÃO
Based on the preceding text, judge the following item.
In the excerpt “where 2.1 million Palestinians are crammed into 365 square km”, the use of the verb “crammed” emphasizes how very densely populated the Gaza Strip is.
Certo
Errado
🔐 Gabarito (clique para revelar)
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
O item avalia a força semântica do verbo empregado no trecho sobre a Faixa de Gaza, exigindo compreensão de vocabulário expressivo e de como escolhas lexicais reforçam ideias no texto jornalístico.
🔍 2️⃣ Análise técnica do trecho
O excerto afirma:
“where 2.1 million Palestinians are crammed into 365 square km”
O verbo “crammed” significa:
- apertar em um espaço reduzido;
- colocar muitas pessoas ou coisas em pouco espaço;
- sugerir superlotação e falta de espaço físico.
Portanto, o termo reforça explicitamente a ideia de que a Faixa de Gaza é extremamente densamente povoada.
⚠️ 3️⃣ Valor expressivo e avaliativo
O verbo não é neutro. Seu uso tem carga semântica forte, contribuindo para:
- ✔ enfatizar a densidade populacional;
- ✔ provocar impacto no leitor;
- ✔ reforçar a gravidade da situação humanitária.
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ “Crammed” indica superlotação.
✔ O verbo reforça a alta densidade populacional.
✔ O sentido é coerente com os dados numéricos apresentados.
✔ Escolha lexical estratégica do autor.
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (C) — CERTO