One Effect of Subsidizing Farmers for Their Crops Is to

question 28

Multiple Choice

One effect of subsidizing farmers for their crops is to

• A) put pressure on farmers to follow Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines on pesticide use.
• B) force farmers to rely on the EPA for guidance in production levels.
• C) reduce economic pressure on farmers, which discourages the overuse of pesticides.
• D) force farmers to become overreliant on a handful of EPA-approved pesticides.
• E) encourage overproduction, which encourages the overuse of pesticides.

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Definitions:

Eroded

The process by which natural forces remove soils, rock, or dissolved material from one location and transport it to another, often leading to changes in landscape and topography.

Volcanic

Pertaining to the processes associated with the eruption and formation of volcanoes and their emitted materials.

Basalt

A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock that is formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet.

Sedimentary Terrain

Areas dominated by sedimentary rocks, which are formed from the accumulation and lithification of mineral and organic particles over time.