Question

the abandonment of traditional systems for keeping and for farming has had what direct effect on those areas?

a. a decrease in the average annual temperature

b. production of a sustainable area of fertile farmland

c. desertification of the areas

d. the increase of highly fertile topsoil

Explanation:

• Option A: Deforestation and poor farming systems don't directly cause a decrease in average annual temperature in a direct, typical way related to this context.
• Option B: Deforestation and unsustainable farming usually harm farmland fertility, not produce sustainable fertile farmland.
• Option C: Deforestation (logging) and improper farming can lead to desertification as soil loses nutrients, vegetation is removed, and erosion occurs, making areas more arid.
• Option D: Deforestation and bad farming practices lead to soil erosion, reducing topsoil, not increasing it.

Answer:

C. desertification of the areas