Question

Farmers with big farms in Morocco export many of their crops and because this is their livelihood, some have (choose 2)

found new jobs in cities

overexploited the groundwater otwhich contributed to water shortages

stopped farming altogether

built new farms which led to land shortages

Answer 1

On the test the 2 correct answers were

1. stopped farming altogether

2. overexploited the groundwater otwhich contributed to water shortages

Answer 2

over-exploited the groundwater which contributed to water shortages

built new farms which led to land shortages

Step-by-step explanation:

Morocco is a North African country that is known for its agriculture sector. It is said that 40% of the nation's workforce are found in this sector. This is because the territory is mostly mountainous and has lots of plains and this allows farmers to grow many kinds of crops. Popular crops include grapes, olives, tomatoes, potatoes, citrus, etc.

Growing citrus plants is water-consuming. In order to produce more crops, farmers deplete Morocco's groundwater, which then contributes to the country's water shortage. This is even worsened with the recent problems on climate change.

Thus, this explains the first answer.

Since farmers earn money by exporting most of their crops such as vegetables, flowers and citruses, they built newer farms which led to land shortages. This land shortage refers to the fertile land that is suitable for growing crops. It is only the wealthy people who can buy big farms, thus the rich becomes richer, leaving the poor farmers with small amount of land to farm.

Thus, this explains the second answer.