Assess the Results of the Rural Electrification Agency

question 81

Multiple Choice

Assess the results of the Rural Electrification Agency.

• A) Farms did not only gain electricity, but also radios, refrigerators, and mechanical equipment to milk cows.
• B) More farms had electricity, but virtually no appliances or equipment that used electricity.
• C) Money was never disbursed to create electricity distribution.
• D) Most of the power created went to large metropolitan areas first, leaving little electricity for use in rural areas.
• E) By 1950, about half the homes in rural America had electricity.

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Definitions:

Cold Ecosystem

An ecosystem characterized by low temperatures and short growing seasons, often found in polar or high-altitude regions.

Coniferous Forest

A biome characterized by trees with needles or scale-like leaves, including many species that bear cones.

Polar Ice

Frozen water found in the polar regions of Earth, including both sea ice and land-based ice sheets that play a crucial role in the global climate system.

Tundra

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