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Question 1 • CSD Summer 2026 Human Geography

The effects of the Industrial Revolution on agriculture can best be seen in which of the following innovations?

Answer
A
the introduction of animals as a labor force
B
the use of a four-crop-rotation planting method
C
the invention of mechanized farm equipment
D
the introduction of hybridized crops

Explanation

The Industrial Revolution brought machines into production, including farming. Mechanized farm equipment replaced or supplemented human and animal labor, allowing farmers to work more land efficiently. Animals, crop rotation, and hybridized crops were important agricultural developments, but mechanized equipment most directly shows the effects of industrialization.

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