Question

Which region on the map would have been DIRECTLY affected by the infestation of the boll weevil in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?
A.5
B.4
C.3
D.2

Answer 1

B. 4  The boll weevil migrated into the United States from Mexico in the late-1800s, and by the 1920s had devastated the cotton industry in the American south. Pesticides created in the 20th century eradicated the beetle, though with great human and environmental costs.

Answer 2

#4 - in the Southern Areas