In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.

Input: Consider Input: Question: If Milo is a farmer and he wants to increase the amount of bell peppers he grows, what should he do to advance his farming practices? 
 Answer: increase them

Output: More advanced farming practices allowed a single farmer to grow food for many more people.


Input: Consider Input: Question: An increase in birth rates indicates a/an _____ in the food supply. 
 Answer: increase

Output: Low food supply or a lack of space can lower birth rates, increase death rates, or lead to emigration.


Input: Consider Input: Question: Evan applied a dryer to a patch of dirt and a similarly-sized patch of water. The land likely heats up and cools _____ than the water due to its lower specific heat. 
 Answer: faster


Output: The land heats up and cools off faster than the water because it has lower specific heat.