If the distance from the ridge increases, the age of rocks also increases.
Some colonists became skilled craftsmen in the Middle Colonies because it ended up not being enough open farm land for everyone to farm and there was, at that time, not enough of other trades so instead of farming, they went to craftsmanship. Most of the farm land was also covered with a lot of forestry and at the time, tree removal was a very long and lengthy process; this meant that land would open up at a painfully slow pace. Basically, they didn't have much of an option to go to other avenues to make money.
Iron rich minerals in rock pointed in one direction the switch to the exact opposite direction. I'd say that what supports this idea is that <span><u>Earth's magnetic field goes through pole reversals.</u></span>
Earth is the 3rd closest.
I think the answer is D
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