TOPICS FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT
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1. In the production of what commodities do the people of your section tend to specialize? To what extent is this specialization due to the nature of the soil and climate? To geographical location? To the training of the people?
2. What becomes of the surplus products of your section? Trace these products as nearly as possible to the ultimate consumer.
3. List the articles of food which appear on your dinner table and attempt to discover the source of each.
4. To what extent does the exchange of products in your section take place by means of canals, inland waterways, ocean-going vessels, motor truck, horse teams, railroads?
5. To what extent are the telephone and telegraph used to facilitate exchange in your section?
6. Visit a near-by market and study the operations there, with reference to the facts discussed in this chapter.
7. List and classify the middlemen of your community.