Between 1870 and 1900, Total Land Under Cultivation

question 42

Multiple Choice

Between 1870 and 1900, total land under cultivation

• A) increased by roughly 25 percent
• B) increased by roughly 50 percent.
• C) more than doubled.
• D) increased fourfold.

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