Why Was the Irrigation of Soviet Cotton Farming Operations a Problem

question 44

Multiple Choice

Why was the irrigation of Soviet cotton farming operations a problem?

• A) It drained the Aral Sea and resulted in the loss of 60,000 fishing jobs.
• B) It was, for the most part, not a problem.
• C) Irrigation water came from rivers feeding into one of the largest lakes on Earth and resulted in major contamination of that source.
• D) It angered local resort communities, which did not want farming in the region.
• E) There was governmental opposition that limited water access, killing crops.

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