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4. What activity directly benefits the tourism industry? a. planting new trees
b. building a larger road c. opening a new factory 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. Building the cloud to store information is part of the __________ industry. agricultural; information technology; life sciences; manufacturing
7. How does the availability of natural resources in an area affect the economy? Give an example from your community.
8. Economics is the study of how people use transportation. True False
Economic Activities | Week 16
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