Why are the majority of intensive agricultural societies located outside of the tropics?
A) It is difficult to control insects and weeds in the tropics, making agriculture less productive.
B) Most societies in the tropics are too small to require intensive agriculture.
C) Tropical forests are so bountiful that people can easily survive on a foraging lifestyle.
D) Tropical environments are particularly well suited to pastoralism.
A) It is difficult to control insects and weeds in the tropics, making agriculture less productive.
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