I just did this lesson, and the answer is B.
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-Mikayla
The appropriate choice for the non-event is ...
... A. The costs of sewing machines began to increase.
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Interchangeable parts generally reduce costs and increase demand (and production).
What are the statements please state them
This is false, as the equator does not run north-south. The equators is the line that goes all around the planet in equal distance from the two poles: so it runs west-east.
It is true however that it runs roughly through the middle of the continent of Africa, but rather on the west-east axis.
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