uring the Middle-Ages, the African city of Taghaza (located in modern ay Mali and known as one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, it ets 11 millimeters of rain a year and the average high temperature om April to September is over 100 degrees) quarried salt sent to arket in Timbuktu (also in Mali). With the climate being so hot and ry, locals used salt blocks for construction of buildings. ompared to other towns without salt was the demand for wood more r less elastic in Taghaza? Why?

uring the Middle-Ages, the African city of Taghaza (located in modern ay Mali and known as one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, it ets 11 millimeters of rain a year and the average high temperature om April to September is over 100 degrees) quarried salt sent to arket in Timbuktu (also in Mali). With the climate being so hot and ry, locals used salt blocks for construction of buildings. ompared to other towns without salt was the demand for wood more r less elastic in Taghaza? Why?

Economics:

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285859460

Author:BOYES, William

Publisher:BOYES, William

Chapter32: The Land Market And Natural Resources

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9E

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