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the grizzly is a large, powerful bear standing about six feet tall and weighing approximately eight hundred pounds. due to the bear’s impressive size and intimidating strength, many early settlers who explored the american west documented their encounters with the bear. when lewis and clark were traveling to the pacific in 1805, for example, lewis recorded how grizzlies surrounded their camp in montana. as settlers continued to push westward, grizzlies were hunted and pushed out. the majority of grizzlies in the american west have disappeared. some wildlife experts are concerned about the small number of grizzlies in north america.
match causes with their effects.
cause
grizzlies have declined.
explorers recorded grizzly sightings.
effect
grizzlies are large and frightening.
grizzlies were hunted.

Explanation:

To match causes and effects:

• For "Grizzlies are large and frightening" (Cause): It led to early settlers hunting them (Effect: Grizzlies were hunted) because their size/strength made them intimidating, prompting settlers to push them out.
• For "Grizzlies were hunted" (Cause): This hunting pushed them out, resulting in their decline (Effect: Grizzlies have declined).
• For "Explorers recorded grizzly sightings" (Effect): The cause is Lewis and Clark encountering grizzlies (not a listed cause here, but the given cause "Grizzlies are large..." relates to why explorers would document them as they were notable due to size/intimidation). Wait, re - aligning:
• Cause: "Grizzlies are large and frightening" → Effect: Explorers recorded grizzly sightings (because their size/intimidation made encounters notable, so explorers like Lewis recorded them).
• Cause: "Grizzlies were hunted" → Effect: Grizzlies have declined (hunting reduced their numbers).

Answer:

• Cause "Grizzlies are large and frightening" matches Effect "Explorers recorded grizzly sightings" (because their size/intimidation made encounters worthy of recording).
• Cause "Grizzlies were hunted" matches Effect "Grizzlies have declined" (hunting led to population reduction).