Question 17 of 24 1 Point
Read the following passage:
The year is 2186. Since the polar ice caps melted several
decades ago, humans have been struggling to survive on a
planet completely covered by ocean. They subsist only on
seafood and fight over scarce fuel resources to power their
watercrafts. Those who are able to produce fresh water
rule over those who cannot.
Based on this passage, which statement best suggests that the story's
setting is a dystopia?
A. A natural disaster has caused people to adapt their lifestyles.
B. An authoritarian government controls all information
C. Power is based on the ability to obtain a necessity of life
D. Not everyone has equal access to scarce resources

A. a natural disaster has caused people to adapt their lifestyles

the melted ice caps show that there was a natural disaster which changed how people live, therefore having to adapt to the new changes.

you didn't provide the passage.

explanation:

seeing as this is your first question on i can see why you may have not known that you need to provide the passage.

without the passage, or even the name of the passage, we can not read the passage, therefore we can not determine when or how the pacing effects the tone.

however, you can either repost this question (providing the passage this time)

or you can comment below what the passage is, and i'll you to the best of my ability!

you shopuld find your answers here if you need more. the answer is the infinite variety of human nature