Which statement offers the best critique of how humans have impacted the environment through agricultural activities? Responses Human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment. Human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment. - no response given The agricultural practice of slash and burn does not impact the physical environment in modern times. The agricultural practice of slash and burn does not impact the physical environment in modern times. - no response given Chemicals applied on agricultural crops have led to the lessening of cultural eutrophication. Chemicals applied on agricultural crops have led to the lessening of cultural eutrophication. - no response given Humans did not impact the physical environment until the last 150 years.

Answer 1

The statement that offers the best critique of how humans have impacted the environment through agricultural activities is:

"Human agricultural activities have always impacted the physical environment."

This statement acknowledges the longstanding relationship between human agriculture and environmental change, emphasizing that agricultural practices have historically played a significant role in altering ecosystems, landscapes, and biodiversity long before the modern era. The other statements either downplay this impact (such as suggesting that slash and burn does not have repercussions now) or misrepresent the timeline of human-environment interactions.