Question

*a hectare is equivalent to roughly 2.5 acres

Source: Data adapted from Our World in Data, found online at
Which of the following best describes a way in which the table illustrates how an emphasis on wheat cultivation in Europe affected the total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops there compared with the rice-producing regions of China and India between 1200 and 1300 ?


A) The total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops in Europe increased at the same rate that the total amount of land devoted to agricultural crops in China and India declined.

B) The total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops in China, India, and Europe remained relatively stable.

C) The total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops declined in all three regions.

D) The total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops increased considerably in Europe and declined in China and India.

Answer 1

The table illustrates that the total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops increased considerably in Europe and declined in China and India between 1200 and 1300.

Step-by-step explanation:

The table illustrates how an emphasis on wheat cultivation in Europe affected the total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops there compared with the rice-producing regions of China and India between 1200 and 1300 by showing that the total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops increased considerably in Europe and declined in China and India.