How would the colonization of America affect Timbuktu? a. it would decrease the demand for african gold as europe acquired gold from its american colonies.
b. it would cause the price the gold to increase so that west african kingdoms became even more prosperous.

the answer is B.

Explanation:

It would cause the price of gold to increase so that West African kingdoms became even more prosperous. It would decrease the demand for African gold as Europe acquired gold from its American colonies.

the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.  

there were abundant sources of fuel nearby