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Answer: ASet 2: Cross-Text Connections
Explanation
PASSAGE
Text 1 The invention of the steam engine powered the Industrial Revolution. It allowed factories to be built anywhere, not just near rivers for water wheels. Text 2 Before steam, factories relied on water power. This geography limited industrial growth to specific river valleys.
How did the steam engine overcome the limitation described in Text 2?
A. It decoupled industrial location from geographical constraint.✓ Correct
B. It made water wheels more efficient.
C. It required more rivers.
D. It stopped the Industrial Revolution.
Detailed Explanation
Limitation: Must be near rivers. Solution: Steam engine = Built anywhere. Overcome: Decoupling location.
Key Evidence:
• "built anywhere"
• "relied on water power"
• "limited ... to ... river valleys"
Why others are wrong: B (Replaced them.), C (Anywhere.), D (Powered it.).
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