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Question: Based on information in the article, what is one way that small farms are different from larger ones in the U.S.? A.Children working on small farms are less likely to harvest tobacco leaves and show signs of Green Tobacco Sickness. B.Labor laws do not set a minimum age at which children are able to start working on small farms in the United States. C.United States labor laws for small farms are being questioned, especially for workers who are age 18 or older. D.Small farms have enough money to offer better pay and more effective protective gear to their field laborers. International rights group Human Rights Watch released a report about children who work on U.S. tobacco farms. In response to the results, the organization is urging the government and the tobacco industry to protect these young workers. The report is based on interviews with more than 140 children working on farms in the U.S. states of North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. It claims that children as young as 7 are in some cases working long hours in fields harvesting tobacco leaves. Sometimes, the work is done under hazardous conditions. Most of what the group documented is legal. Human Rights