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Mining of aluminum-rich bauxite ore contributes to ________.
 
  A) soil fertility
  B) desertification
  C) coastal degradation
  D) soil erosion
  E) deforestation

Question 2

Why does Southeast Asia have such distinctive forms of agriculture?
 
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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

There are two basic reasons. The first is that the varied topography of the region has influenced agricultural practices, with intensive rice cultivation possible in the lowlands and swidden agriculture appropriate for the highlands. A second reason is the introduction of foreign practices, such as plantation agriculture, that diffused through European colonialism.



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