It can show the impact of change
The answer for this would be FASTER. Compared to the past, the rates of soil erosion at present is faster. This is due to the increasing activities of humans that affected the quality of the soil. For example, deforestation. Because people have been occupying space now, they had to cut more trees and this contributes to soil erosion. Hope this helps.
Well, the south was more agriculture, and the north more industrial, leading to division.
