Horizontal integration in economic production occurs when
A. factories are located next to one another, to ease transportation costs.
B. owners of a factory buy out other producers in the industry.
C. new technologies allow for greater competition and lower prices.
D. banks buy up the stock of a specific industry, in order to increase production.
B. owners of a factory buy out other producers in the industry.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
"Sea salt" contains only sodium chloride
a. True b. False
Many people consider the ocean to be the ultimate trash dump. This is because
1.out of sight, out of mind.
2.we’re running out of room for more landfills.
3.the ocean is so deep, there’s no way trash or wastes can surface or be seen again.
4.there is so much water in the ocean that the waste will be diluted to non-harmful levels.
Deforestation (cutting and burning) is known to cause
A) long-term storage of carbon in the soil. B) relatively large amounts of carbon to enter the atmosphere. C) a decrease of carbon in the atmosphere. D) an increase in forested land.