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d. replacing used textbooks 5. Avocados are shipped from California after the harvest. Which scenario causes the highest price for consumers? a. A plane flies them to Japan. b. A train hauls them to the east coast. c. A large truck delivers them to Los Angeles. d. A farmhand drives them to the local farmers’ market. 6. Fill in the blank: Building the cloud to store information is part of the information technology industry. Distractors: agricultural; life sciences; manufacturing 7. Open response: How does the availability of natural resources in an area affect the economy? Give an example from your community. (Key idea: The type of economic activity is based on available resources. A forestry business could not develop on the plains, for example.) 8. True or false : Economics is the study of how people use transportation.
Economic Activities | Week 16
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