The conversion of farmable or habitable land to desert, as by a change in climate or destructive land use, is known as desertification.
<span>Grain mills, sawmills, and shipbuilding were popular pursuits, and the harbors along the coast were excellent for promoting trade. Major industries in the New England Colonies included lumber, whaling, shipbuilding, fishing, livestock, textiles, and some agriculture.</span>
<u>Answer:</u>
A laissez-faire government is the one that does not interfere with the economy.
<u>Explanation:</u>
- The French term laissez-faire literally means ‘let do‘. This can be elaborated as the freedom granted by the government to the free market to let it do what it wishes to do.
- In such type of government, the authorities choose not to interfere in the activities of the market so as to allow it to function without any kind of hindrance.