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Read the paragraph on UV intensity and skin cancer fatalities and answer the questions

Read the given paragraph and answer the questions.

UV intensity is not the most important factor in skin cancer fatalities. While residents of Colorado (mean elevation of 2.1 km) have always been subjected to the highest UV intensities in the United States, Colorado has one of the lowest skin cancer fatality rates of all the states (Smith, 2015). In contrast, New England, which has much lower UV intensities, has a death rate from skin cancer that is 25% higher than Colorado (Smith 2015). In addition, although equatorial regions have higher UV intensities, the lowest reported skin cancer death rates in the world come from Mauritius (0.2 per 100,000) and Nicaragua (0.2 per 100,000) (Jones, 2013). On the other hand, Jones (2013) reports that Ireland (2.64 per 100,000) has the world's third highest rate. Therefore, the current evidence on distribution of skin cancer fatalities indicates that UV intensity is not the principal factor in determining the skin cancer death rate.

a. Find the topic sentence in the paragraph above.

b. Is there more than one main idea in the paragraph?

c. Rewrite the conclusion in your own words.

Solution

a. Find the topic sentence in the paragraph above.
The topic sentence is the opening sentence: “UV intensity is not the most important factor in skin cancer fatalities.”

b. Is there more than one main idea in the paragraph?
No, there is only one main idea running through the paragraph: UV intensity does not determine skin cancer death rates. Every piece of evidence (Colorado vs. New England, Mauritius and Nicaragua vs. Ireland) supports this single claim rather than introducing separate, unrelated ideas.

c. Rewrite the conclusion in your own words.
Based on the evidence presented, UV exposure levels do not reliably predict how many people die from skin cancer in a given region, which means other factors must play a greater role in determining fatality rates.

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