PT 37 S4 Q5

After 1950, in response to record growth in worldwide food demand, farmers ... ...

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?
(A) Since 1985 the rate at which the world's population has increased has exceeded the rate at which new arable land has been created through irrigation and other methods.
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*This question is included in Practice Set: "Resolve/Explain" Questions, Set 1