Question

Compare the development of mining ranching and farming in the west. how did their environmental consequences differ

Answer 1

In Mining, Farmers had to deal with a pile of pests and tornadoes as well as bugs that destroyed their crops whereas the other two were more serious then farmer’s situation.  

Further Explanation:

During the period of the early 1840s, The western part of America was very less occupied and the majority of people who used to live in these areas were native Americans and most of them were Spanish speaking settlers and were dominant in the southwest. Spanish speaking settlers came to Southwest American in the late 1500s and they were mostly occupied in Ranching and Farming related works and mining was also part of their work but it only occurred in some areas. The quest for Gold was the reason that thousands of immigrants came to the west in 1848. During the period of Gold Rush, around 100,000 people came migrated to California to make their fortune.  

If we talk about farming during that era, Then there were harsh conditions for the farmers as they had to face pile of pets and Bugs in their farms which destroyed their farms and there were no sprays introduced during that period of time which was effective to kill these pests and because of that the Farmers of west were forced to find new ways of farming.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Mining and Farming in West

Subject: History

Keywords: History, United States, Mining, Farming, Ranching, Native Americans, Immigrants, Gold Rush, California, Migrated.  

Answer 2

Farming: The practice of agriculture might be the least impactful compared to ranching and mining. The consistent use of land for vegetation consumes all the nutrients a plot of soil can offer; crop rotation is a viable solution to this problem. The environmental footprint of farming becomes airborne (and still affects the soil) once insecticides are used to protect crops from potential plagues.

Mining: Mining can cause pollution in every medium possible, depending on the location it is practiced on. It affects air when unrefined materials are released to the surface; causes the destruction of soil and vegetation once these are removed to reach the minerals undergound; contaminate water when draining acid from mines and increasing sedimentation on water streams; reduces biodiversity by destroying natural habitats.

Ranching: The great amounts of livestock release high levels of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, degradating everything the gas emissions reach. This results in water degradation, biodiversity loss, air pollution, deforestation, and acid rain. Cattle is one of the highest factors that contribute to climate change.

It can be concluded that Mining and Ranching are similar in the areas of affection, but differ in the mediums to do it. Farming does not create as much pollution as these two, and its effects are somewhat reversible.