Economy

Which statement correctly explains Pennsylvania economy?

• Pennsylvania’s modern economy depends almost entirely on coal and steel.
• Employment and GDP measure exactly the same economic activity.
• Pennsylvania’s modern economy is more diversified than its historic coal-and-steel image suggests.
• Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.

What is the clearest description of Pennsylvania economy?

• Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
• Pennsylvania’s modern economy depends almost entirely on coal and steel.
• State GDP alone shows how economic gains are distributed to every household.
• Healthcare and education are major employers in Pennsylvania.

Which statement best describes Pennsylvania economy?

• Pennsylvania’s modern economy depends almost entirely on coal and steel.
• Employment and GDP measure exactly the same economic activity.
• Manufacturing remains important in Pennsylvania even though heavy industry’s relative role has changed.
• Pennsylvania has no meaningful agricultural or energy sector today.

What is accurate about Pennsylvania economy?

• Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
• Pennsylvania’s modern economy depends almost entirely on coal and steel.
• Modern Pennsylvania manufacturing includes chemicals, food products, fabricated metals, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and transportation equipment.
• Pennsylvania has no meaningful agricultural or energy sector today.

Which list contains products included in Pennsylvania agriculture?

• Rubber, tea, and tropical spices only
• Dairy, poultry, corn, apples, and mushrooms
• Olives, dates, and citrus only
• Coffee, bananas, coconuts, and rice only

Which industries are strongly connected with Pennsylvania’s industrial history?

• Whaling, sugar plantations, and shipbuilding only
• Gold mining and Pacific fisheries
• Silk farming and tropical fruit exports
• Coal, iron, steel, railroads, and manufacturing