Which best describes why the sizes of farms in New England were different from farms in the southern colonies? In New England, the soil was rich, the land was flat, and the growing season was long, so the farms were bigger than in the southern colonies. In New England, the soil was poor, the land was hilly, and the growing season was short, so the farms were smaller than in the southern colonies. In New England, the soil was rich, the land was covered in forests, and the growing season was short, so the farms were bigger than in the southern colonies. In New England, the soil was poor, the rivers were distant, and the growing season was long, so the farms were smaller than in the southern colonies.

“[the city’s engineers excelled in areas] neglected by the greeks, such as the construction of roads and aqueducts, and of sewers that could wash the filth of the city into the tiber. they have built paved roads throughout the country, leveling ridges and filling up hollows, so as to make possible the movements of heavily loaded wagons. . and such is the quantity of water brought in by the aqueducts, that veritable rivers flow through the city and its sewers: almost every house has cisterns, waterpipes, and copious fountains.” —strabo, as quoted in empires ascendant: time frame 400 b.c.–a.d. 200 cisterns are tanks that hold water until it is needed; if a house has a cistern, it is likely to also have a. aqueducts. c. a swimming pool. b. a fish pond. d. sinks and faucets.