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Why have fisheries in the region declined since the 1950s?
 
  A) U.S. and Canadian governments have imposed onerous laws on fishermen, causing them to abandon their traditional ways of life
  B) Technological improvements have allowed fishing to take place a much faster rates than ever before
  C) Fishermen from the region can't compete with cheap fish from China
  D) Pesticides from agricultural runoff are poisoning fish in the north Atlantic

Question 2

One of the weaknesses of California's massive agricultural economy is what?
 
  A) Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.
  B) The amount of farms starting to become unusable for agriculture because of the overuse of pesticides.
  C) Too much farmland has been used for industrial farming and cannot be used for organic farms.
  D) The extinction of native species, due to loss of habitat, has resulted in certain plant eating insects and animals no longer having natural predators.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A



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