Directions: The critical reasoning question is based on a short argument, a set of statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the best answer of the choices given and explain why the chosen answer is the right fit.

Statement: Desertification is a type of land degradation in drylands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or induced by human activities whereby fertile areas become increasingly arider. A huge issue that many countries have is the fact that there are large pockets of land that are going through a process that is known as desertification.

Which of the following statements is/are a possible reason for the increasing desertification?