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Colorado Economy

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Why does Colorado’s economy differ from one region to another?

  • Different regions have different resources, cities, terrain, and industries
  • Every region has exactly the same landscape
  • State law requires every county to use one industry
  • Economic activity occurs only in Denver
Correct answer(s):
  • Different regions have different resources, cities, terrain, and industries

Which industries are major parts of Denver’s economy?

  • Only coal mining
  • Government, finance, professional services, healthcare, technology, and transportation
  • Tropical rubber and coffee farming
  • Commercial whaling and deep-sea fishing
Correct answer(s):
  • Government, finance, professional services, healthcare, technology, and transportation

Which combination best describes Fort Collins’ economy?

  • Only tourism and no other industries
  • Fishing, shipbuilding, and tropical forestry
  • Only government administration
  • Higher education, technology, bioscience, manufacturing, agriculture, and food production
Correct answer(s):
  • Higher education, technology, bioscience, manufacturing, agriculture, and food production

Which change best describes Colorado’s long-term economic development?

  • It stopped all economic activity
  • It became dependent only on fishing
  • It abandoned cities for agriculture only
  • It became less dependent on mining and more diversified
Correct answer(s):
  • It became less dependent on mining and more diversified

Which industries are especially important in Colorado Springs?

  • Commercial fishing, shipbuilding, and whaling
  • Cotton, sugarcane, and rice
  • Military, aerospace, and tourism
  • Automobile assembly only
Correct answer(s):
  • Military, aerospace, and tourism

Which set of activities best describes Denver’s statewide importance?

  • Commercial fishing and ocean shipping
  • Tropical farming and coral research
  • Deep-sea mining and shipbuilding
  • Government, transportation, finance, healthcare, technology, and tourism
Correct answer(s):
  • Government, transportation, finance, healthcare, technology, and tourism