Sociologists look to identify the scarce resources that pulled Greenlanders into the global division of labour.From the 16th through the late 19th centuries that resource was
A)oil, extracted from the ground.
B)oil, extracted from whales.
C)rubber.
D)ivory.

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Greenlanders were pulled into the global division of labour through their extraction of whale oil, which was a scarce resource highly valued in the emerging industrial markets of Europe and America.

Sociologists Look to Identify the Scarce Resources That Pulled Greenlanders