Fertile soil is
a.
non-existent in russia
c.
an abundant resource in russia
b.
continuously polluted in russia
d.
carefully protected from abuse in russia

The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the second choice "an abundant resource in Russia"

While these natives had little more than "digging sticks" called mattocks instead of ploughs at their disposal,Siberian agriculture would develop through the centuries until millions of Russian farmers were settled there, reaping significant bounties off this huge expanse of land stretching from the Ural Mountains.

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