Agricultural practices in the tropics follow a predictable path. Sequence what is expected to happen following the scenario above. A)
Planting of monocultures can be economically risky with the price fluctuations common in international commodities markets. Additionally,
a single cold spell or drought can devastate the agricultural economy.
B)
Soil nutrients are depleted and large amounts of fertilizer are required to keep plants growing. When the use of fertilizer is no longer
efficient, the land is abandoned and allowed to revert to its original condition, a tropical rainforest.
Once large amounts of fertilizer are required to maintain the agricultural crops, famers plant imported African grasses for cattle grazing and
C)
revert to meat production rather than plant production. This in turn, greatly increases area pollution
Soil nutrients are depleted and large amounts of fertilizer are required to keep plants growing. When the use of fertilizer is no longer
D) efficient, the land is abandoned and allowed to revert to scrub. The land is now only marginally productive and a limited number of cattle
can subsist in the area.