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%

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Based on the graph, which industry’s decline would hurt the southern economy the most?

(1 point)

iron production

agriculture

manufacturing

railroad construction
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Answer 1

agriculture

The South controls 84% of the large farms (far more than its share in iron, factories, or railroads), so a decline in agriculture would damage the southern economy the most.