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Summary: A young black girl describes a day working in the cotton fields of central California. Her migrant family works very hard to pick the cotton without using the help of advanced machinery. Concept: Human Resources Definition: Human resources are the people who work to produce goods and services. Comprehension Questions: Identify the human resources in the story. (each member of the family) Explain why
the father is the most valuable human resource of the family for
picking cotton. Describe how the family could increase the amount of cotton they pick. (Improve their skills, wait for the young to grow stronger, use machinery, etc.) Why does the little girl hope to be more like her older sister? (As she grows bigger and stronger, she will be able to collect more cotton.) Other Concepts: Natural Resources, Human Resources, Capital Resources
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