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AP World History Modern Flashcards: Environmental Consequences Of Connectivity

Study Environmental Consequences Of Connectivity in AP World History Modern with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify an environmental impact of the Atlantic triangular trade.

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ANSWER

Soil exhaustion. Intensive plantation agriculture depleted soil nutrients over time.

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AP World History Modern: Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)

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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Spanish officials in Mexico City encouraged large-scale cattle ranching to supply hides and tallow for Atlantic markets. Herds multiplied rapidly on grasslands formerly used by Indigenous communities for mixed farming and hunting. Overgrazing compacted soils, reduced native plant cover, and increased erosion during seasonal rains, while ranchers diverted water to support livestock. Which environmental consequence best illustrates how expanding interregional trade networks reshaped local ecosystems?
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