The primary obstacle to population growth in the area known as the "canadian shield" is that
a) the area is not capable of intensive agricultural output.
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b) the climate cannot support adequate human activity.
c) the area is rich in mineral resources.
d) it lies mostly in an arctic zone.

The exposed portion of the continental crust underlying North America refers to Canadian Shield. The continental crust is known as the North American Craton which consists of rocks from the Archean dn Proterozoic eons and extends from Mexico to Greenland. Canadian Shield also produces great resources that helped most humans for their economic development. Because of the resources present in the Shield, it has a great disadvantage to settlers. The primary obstacle to population growth in the area is the presence of the bare rock, thin soils, muskeg and insects. So the answer is letter A.

The answer to this question is  c. pharmaceutical accumulation  reclaimed water refers to the water that being used again after it already  used for agricultural purposes.this type of water often contains pharmaceutical accumulation because of the chemical fertilizer that is used for the plants is absorbed into the water.

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