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%

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

iron production

agriculture

manufacturing

railroad construction

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The industry that would hurt the southern economy the most if it declined would be agriculture. This is because the South's economy is heavily reliant on large farms, as shown by the data that 84% of large farms are located in the South.