Question

A bar graph compares the industries of the North and South.Long description:
Population: North 71%, South 29%
Railroad Mileage: North 72%, South 28%
Iron/Steel Production: North 92%, South 8%
Wealth: North 75%, South 25%
Value of Exports: North 68%, South 32%
Factories: North: 85%, South 15%
Large Farms: North 16%, South 84%

Use the image to answer the question.
Based on the graph, which industry’s decline would hurt the southern economy the most?

(1 point)

iron production

agriculture

manufacturing

railroad construction

Answer 1

agriculture

The South accounts for 84% of large farms (far higher than its shares in iron, factories, or railroads), so a decline in agriculture would hurt the southern economy most.