This is a negative information question. In most negative information questions, the correct choice is the one not mentioned in the passage or is false , but in the following question, the correct choice is also mentioned in the passage, but it is not something that is asked in the question. The question asks for a choice that is not a direct effect of agriculture, and the correct choice in this negative information question is the indirect effect of agriculture.
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