Agglomeration economies occurred in the North because, unlike in the South, where few cities developed, a large number of market centers developed as independent farmers spread west. This was particularly true where canals encouraged commercial development.

Markets and competition in a perfectly competitive market, all producers sell identical goods or services. additionally, there are many buyers and sellers. because of these two characteristics, both buyers and sellers in perfectly competitive markets are pricetakers . true or false: the market for lettuce does exhibit the two primary characteristics that define perfectly competitive markets. true false