The Second Agricultural Revolution is defined by

• A. Benefiting from the Industrial Revolution, improved methods of cultivation, harvesting, and storage
• B. The invention of the internet for agriculture
• C. The decline of farm machinery
• D. The abandonment of farming

Answer: (A)

The defining idea is that this period grew out of the Industrial Revolution and brought big gains in farming productivity through new technology and techniques. As factories and mechanization spread, agriculture became more efficient and market-oriented. Innovations in cultivation and harvesting—such as better farming practices and more effective devices for planting, threshing, and reaping—along with advances in storage and distribution, allowed farmers to produce more with less labor. This combination of mechanization, improved methods, and better storage is what characterizes the Second Agricultural Revolution.

The other options don’t fit because they describe developments outside this historical pattern. The internet for agriculture is a modern advancement, not a defining feature of this era. A decline in farm machinery would undermine the very mechanization central to this revolution. Abandonment of farming would not reflect the growth and intensification of agricultural production that defines the period.