Question

A 2 column by 6 row table. Column 1 is titled Land and contains the following entries: crop, forest, grass or range, parks or wildlife or others, urban. Column 2 is titled Size of Land in million acres, and contains the following entries: 408, 671, 614, 313, 61.
Which statement is true based on the data in the table?

The United States uses more land to grow crops than to maintain forests.
The United States uses more land for parks and wildlife than for forests.
The United States uses more land for parks and forests than for urban areas.
The United States uses more land for urban areas than for grasslands and ranges.

Answer 1

To analyze the given data, we'll look at the sizes of land represented in the table:

- **Crops:** 408 million acres
- **Forest:** 671 million acres
- **Grass or range:** 614 million acres
- **Parks or wildlife or others:** 313 million acres
- **Urban:** 61 million acres

Now, let's evaluate each statement based on the data:

1. **The United States uses more land to grow crops than to maintain forests.**
- Crops: 408 million acres
- Forests: 671 million acres
- This statement is **false** because 671 million acres (forests) is greater than 408 million acres (crops).

2. **The United States uses more land for parks and wildlife than for forests.**
- Parks/Wildlife: 313 million acres
- Forests: 671 million acres
- This statement is **false** because 671 million acres (forests) is greater than 313 million acres (parks/wildlife).

3. **The United States uses more land for parks and forests than for urban areas.**
- Total for Parks/Wildlife and Forests: 313 million acres + 671 million acres = 984 million acres
- Urban: 61 million acres
- This statement is **true** because 984 million acres is greater than 61 million acres.

4. **The United States uses more land for urban areas than for grasslands and ranges.**
- Grass or Range: 614 million acres
- Urban: 61 million acres
- This statement is **false** because 614 million acres (grass/range) is greater than 61 million acres (urban).

Based on the evaluations, the true statement is:

**The United States uses more land for parks and forests than for urban areas.**