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Zorluk: OrtaCommand of Evidence: Textual

Environmental historian Dr. Evelyn Vance investigated the agricultural impact of the "Little Ice Age" in seventeenth-century Northern Europe. Traditional historical narratives suggest that the drop in average temperatures caused a uniform collapse in crop yields and the widespread abandonment of arable land. Vance, conversely, argues that the agricultural consequences of this climatic cooling were highly regionalized, as some communities successfully mitigated the cold by diversifying their crops and employing advanced soil-fertilization techniques, thereby sustaining or even raising their crop yields.

Which choice, if true, would most directly support Vance's argument?

  1. A
    During the seventeenth century, the total land area dedicated to agriculture across Northern Europe decreased by more than fifteen percent compared to the sixteenth century.
  2. B
    Seventeenth-century temperature records from across Northern Europe indicate that the cooling trend was stable and did not fluctuate significantly from decade to decade.
  3. In certain coastal districts of Denmark during the coldest decades of the seventeenth century, farmers who rotated wheat with rye and applied organic manure achieved higher crop yields than they had in previous, warmer decades.Cevap
  4. D
    Many agricultural treatises written in the seventeenth century recommended that Northern European farmers transition to cold-tolerant crops, though these texts were read primarily by wealthy landowners rather than the tenant farmers who managed the fields.

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In certain coastal districts of Denmark during the coldest decades of the seventeenth century, farmers who rotated wheat with rye and applied organic manure achieved higher crop yields than they had in previous, warmer decades.
The correct answer directly supports the researcher's claim by providing historical evidence of a regional community (farmers in Danish coastal districts) that successfully adapted to the colder climate by rotating crops (diversification) and using organic manure (fertilization), which resulted in increased yields.

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1
Identify the researcher's specific claim to be supported.
Vance claims that the agricultural impact of the cooling was regionalized, with some communities adapting through crop diversification and advanced soil-fertilization to sustain or raise yields.
Establishing the target claim allows us to evaluate which choice provides the correct textual evidence.
2
Analyze each option to see if it provides direct evidence of regional adaptation, crop diversification, soil fertilization, and sustained or increased yields.
The option regarding coastal districts in Denmark matches all elements of the claim: a specific region, crop rotation (diversification), organic manure (soil fertilization), and higher crop yields (sustained/raised yields).
Comparing option details against the claim components ensures a precise match.
3
Eliminate options that support the counter-narrative, focus on unrelated details, or rely on speculative assumptions.
The option showing agricultural land decrease supports the uniform collapse narrative; the temperature option does not address agricultural adaptation; the treatise option fails to show actual implementation and relies on speculation.
Eliminating distractors confirms the unique correct answer.

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