The correct answers are A) The percentage of the total population living in urban areas increased. D) The percentage of the workforce employed in agriculture decreased.
The two sentences that describe the demographic effects of the Agricultural Revolution are the following: The percentage of the total population living in urban areas increased and the percentage of the workforce employed in agriculture decreased.
The Industrial Revolution represented a time of changes in many areas of society. It made poor farmers from the rural areas of the country to move to the larger cities, looking for better living opportunities and jobs in the manufacturing industries. Urban areas increased and the population in rural areas decreased. Urban areas such as New York City had many problems due to overcrowded spaces, in which poor immigrants and workers lived in unhealthy conditions.