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What is one way improved agriculture contributed to population growth?
A
it led to better sanitation
B
it created a surplus of food
C
it meant that horses could be used for transportation
D
it led to the production of more wool for warm clothing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Agriculture enabled people to produce surplus food. They could use this extra food when crops failed or trade it for other goods. Food surpluses allowed people to work at other tasks unrelated to farming. Agriculture kept formerly nomadic people near their fields and led to the development of permanent villages.

Detailed explanation-2: -Farming enabled people to grow all the food they needed in one place, with a much smaller group of people. This led to massive population growth, creating cities and trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -More abundant food supplies could support denser populations, and farming tied people to their land. Small settlements grew into towns, and towns grew into cities. Agriculture produced enough food that people became free to pursue interests other than worrying about what they were going to eat that day.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the Second Agricultural Revolution, humans industrialized farming to produce greater crop yields with fewer workers. This allowed larger cities to form and paved the way for the First Industrial Revolution.

Detailed explanation-5: -Implementation of land reforms. For improving the production, land reforms are the first and predominant point. Interplant. Plant more densely. Plant many crops. Raised beds. Smart water management. Heat Tolerant Varieties. Use nitrogen. More items •10-Mar-2022

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