Why is the soil in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain generally better than the soil in the Ozark Mountains? (1 point) Responses Farmers in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain can afford better fertilizers. Farmers in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain can afford better fertilizers. The soil is enriched because of all of the animals that died in and around the Mississippi River millions of years ago. The soil is enriched because of all of the animals that died in and around the Mississippi River millions of years ago. Rivers such as the Mississippi carry nutrient-rich silt that is spread around the area when the river floods. Rivers such as the Mississippi carry nutrient-rich silt that is spread around the area when the river floods. The glaciers that flattened the Ozarks took the topsoil with them as they receded.
