Energy resources such as fossil fuels must be transported to power stations before they can be used to generate electricity. the transportation significantly adds to the cost of power production. how is the cost of transportation reduced in geothermal power stations?
a) the power stations are built close to the cities where the power generated must be supplied.
b) the power stations are built close to the hot springs and other sources of geothermal energy.
c) the power stations are built along with thermal power stations so that the cost of construction is reduced.
d) plastic pipes, which are cheaper than metal pipes, are used to pipe steam from the source to the power stations.

c: in the east might be the correct answer

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.  

it would be d). more resources must be obtained to attain that combination of goods and services