Economy

What can attract people to move to a new state?

• Decrease in schools available

• Decrease in types of homes available

• Increased price of vacant land

• Increased amount of jobs available

What happens when people spend more money in a state?

• Businesses expand.

• Children go to school.

• Hospitals shut down.

• People take the bus.

Which Florida industry is located in Cape Canaveral?

• Aerospace

• Agriculture

• Fishing

• Mining

Select one way the space program affected Florida.

• Agricultural businesses lost huge amounts of money.

• Conservationists held protests to protect land.

• Educational programs increased in science, technology, and math.

• Tax revenue decreased due to new laws.

Select one way the international economy affects the economy of Florida.

• People from all over the world are able to travel to Florida without spending money, which hurts Florida's economy.

• People from all over the world spend their money to travel to Florida, which helps Florida's economy.

• People from Florida are unable to travel to other countries, which helps Florida's economy.

• People from Florida travel to other countries to spend money, which hurts Florida's economy.

What developed as a result of population growth around Cape Canaveral due to the space program?

• Decrease in diseases

• Decrease in stop lights

• Increase in new homes

• Increase in orange groves

Select the word that correctly fills in the blank.

The study of ________ helps people understand how the money spent in Florida can affect the number of jobs available in the state.

• aerospace

• economics

• merchandise

• tourism