Why are the factors of production important to economics?
a They are not important and economic growth can still occur without them.
b They are the resources that we are able to get from the land.
c They provide everything a person needs to everyone in the world.
d They are the building blocks of the economy and are what people use create ideas, to produce goods and services.

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing?