Question ID:PT43 S2 Q16 Passage:Environmentalist:  Many people prefer to live in regions of natural beauty. Such regions often experience an influx of new residents, and a growing population encourages businesses to relocate to those regions. Thus, governmentally mandated environmental protection in regions of natural beauty can help those regions' economies overall, even if such protection harms some older local industries. Stem:Which one of the following is an assumption on which the environmentalist's argument depends? Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:Regions of natural beauty typically are beautiful enough to attract new residents only until governmentally mandated environmental protection that damages local industries is imposed. Choice B:The economies of most regions of natural beauty are not based primarily on local industries that would be harmed by governmentally mandated environmental protection. Choice C:If governmentally mandated environmental protection helps a region's economy, it does so primarily by encouraging people to move into that region. Choice D:Voluntary environmental protection usually does not help a region's economy to the degree that governmentally mandated protection does. Choice E:A factor harmful to some older local industries in a region need not discourage other businesses from relocating to that region.