Many things people use everyday come from plants, trees and forests. They do not come from the ocean. Almost all the things we use everyday come from plants as they are the producers. Apart from food, they benefit us a lot too.
The utility of place refers to making products as available as possible, whether it is store location, or online purchasing. This applies to in-store product placement as well. The checkout is a place designated for items the customer is most likely to purchase in the last minute.
The text suggests that the cause behind the continued expansion of education in the early twentieth century is the efforts of the Progressive Movement that demanded reforms to the education system. This allowed the growth of educational institutions and the number of children that attended school in the United States.
