Question

Which of the following environmental issues is of most immediate concern to policy-makers in New England?

A) overharvesting of bredding stock by commercial fishers
B) oil-spill liability
C) desertification by overgrazing of cattle
D) intensification of urban heat islands
E) Generation of electric power by wind

Answer 1

The environmental issue of desertification by overgrazing of cattle is of most immediate concern to policy-makers in New England.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The soils in the New England region are known to be extremely thin and rocky.

• The covers of grasses and shrubs in this region had never allowed the intensity of the problem of thin soils to be felt.

• But lately, due to overgrazing of cattle, the thin layers of soil in this region have become vulnerable to wind and water erosion.

• This has given rise to the possibility of the desertification of the region.