Question

How were towns in the Olympic Peninsula affected by logging practices such as clear-cutting?
(1 point)

The practices led to a decreased reliance on the fishing and oyster industries in the towns.

The practices led to rapid growth in the logging industry, creating boomtowns.

The practices led to steady growth of recreational businesses in the towns.

The practices led to the decline of towns that had once been supported by logging.

Answer 1

The practices led to the decline of towns that had once been supported by logging.

Clear-cutting exhausted local timber resources and destabilized the logging economy, causing many logging-dependent towns to shrink or disappear.