Which of the following statements is true, based on the chart above? a. the united states controls the same amount of arable land as china and india combined. b. brazil has so little arable land that it is an underdeveloped country. c. seven countries control almost half of the planet's arable land. d. most arable land is located in the northern hemisphere.

ANSWER:

The true statement is “seven countries control almost half of the planet’s arable land”.

EXPLANATION:

Bangladesh, Ukraine, and Denmark along with other four country controls almost half of the Earth’s arable land. According to the statistics earth has around 37% is agricultural land with only 10% arable land. Among these, 59% arable land lies on Bangladesh. Denmark also has almost same amount of arable land i.e. 58.5%. So, the study has concluded that the earth’s half arable land is controlled only by seven countries.

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