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MirandaLo

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on: Aug 7, 2018
Why is ranching more common in the Rocky Mountain region than agriculture?
 
  A) Cattle and sheep can graze in areas with marginal soils and little water.
  B) Cattle and sheep were more profitable than agriculture.
  C) The long period of snowfall would affect animals less than plants.
  D) Ranching is not more common in the Rocky Mountains than agriculture.

Question 2

The Canadian Rockies were settled ________ most of the Western United States.
 
  A) Before
  B) After
  C) Around the same time
  D) Long before


ambernicolefink

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Reply #1 on: Aug 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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