Which of these is a strategy to combat lack of natural resources? Raising meat animals
Settling in one area
Using irrigation
Planting in the spring

They used irrigation to combat the lack of natural resources :)

iragation

Explanation:

because food isnt a natura recourse and planting only in the spring wont help and settling in one area wont do anything either, so its irragation becasue water is a natural recource and thats an effective way to help.

the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.

i believe the correct answer is option b. most eastern european nations joined nato.

though i could be wrong, option d. the eastern european nations were granted complete independence, would be another choice.

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