The Decline of the Long Drive and the Cattle Boom

question 45

Multiple Choice

The decline of the long drive and the cattle boom resulted from

• A) the settlement of homesteading farmers on range land.
• B) a series of extraordinarily severe winters.
• C) overgrazing and overproduction.
• D) widespread cattle rustling.
• E) barbed-wire fencing.

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Definitions:

Autopsy

A post-mortem examination of a body to determine the cause of death or the extent of disease.

Electrodes

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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

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Hypothermia

Below normal body temperature.