Water from California’s northern mountains is pumped south along a 400-mile canal through the farming communities of the Central Valley. Not only is this canal system a marvel of modern engineering, its water fuels the state’s economic engine. In 2006, these farms produced $31 billion-worth of food and fiber, more than any other state. By contrast, world-wide ticket sales of Hollywood movies, a more famous export of California, totaled $25 billion that year.
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What inference can the reader make from this paragraph?
A.
The writer thinks moving water to the Central Valley is a good investment.
B.
The movie industry is more important to California than farming.
C.
The author thinks it is more important to eat than go to movies.
D.
Water is a precious resource and shouldn't be wasted on making movies.

The paragraph gives an overview of the returns made from the city of California's agricultural activity which is was fueled by the channelization of water from the Northern mountains to the agricultural lands of the city located in the Central Valley. From the excerpt, it could be seen that getting water to the Central Valley may be expensive and tedious as it requires a 400 mile canal design. However, channeled must have been used frequently r irrigation purposes which in the end yielded very profitable return and even surpassed the revenue made from what was seen as the main revenue source of the city.