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: The study of the spending characteristics and purchasing power of the consumer who are within your business's geographic area of operation; a research method for defining the market parameters of a business.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Humanities, it best fits. Humanity is the study of human culture, such as literature, philosophy, and history.
        
             
        
        
        
A. a dependent clause because it doesn't have a subject or predicate and doesn't describe anything. Hope this helps.