Extractive industries such as farming, mining, or lumbering typically:
a. are considered to be decreasing cost industries.
b. are considered to be constant cost industries.
c. use only small portions of the total supply of specialized resources.
d. are considered to be increasing cost industries.
Question 2
Which of the following statements in the context of poverty in the U.S. is true?
a. Families headed by males are likely to be poor.
b. Caucasian Americans carry a much heavier burden of poverty compared to the native Americans.
c. Education and technical skills do not affect employment in the United States of America.
d. Females tend to have a greater literacy rate than males in the United States of America.
e. Minorities, young and disabled have a higher likelihood to fall into poverty
Terraced Farming
Mining Mineral Resources
A mother dies, a father loses his leg—such calamities shattered poor urban families. Orphaned street
Environmental impacts vary with the stage of mining
U.S. Subsurface Coal Mining: Output, Price, and Output per Worker-Hour, 1949–1994
Erosion Due to Poor Farming Practices