To push the enslaved to produce more crops. to render the enslaved powerless as to not revolt. to provoke fear in the enslaved to repay their cost. to harden the enslaved and ready them for auction.
The answer would be the 4th option. (Rainwater soaking into the ground). Soil erosion is commonly caused by rainwater soaking into the ground.
When the earth's tectonic plates shift they move against each other causing an earthquake .
First Sao Paulo has more buildings