The harsh living conditions in New York City slums
I believe the answer would be the second choice.
Answer:
socieities use natural resources to provide their needs
I do not know any of the answers since I did not read the passage, the next time you could put a link to the passage so it's better to comprehend. That's my best suggestion.
I suggest: Put some context and background knowledge <em>before</em> putting the questions themselves for people to answer. If you don't do that, then people would be coming into this blindly.
The bubonic plague caused one third (1/3) of Europe's population to meet their painful demise.
