Trade Around the World
Activity 3

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The Raw Materials Used by the Pencil Making Industry

• Wood: Cedar Trees (California, Oregon, Tennessee, Russia (Siberia)
• Graphite: Sri Lanka, Great Britain, Texas, China, Southern Russia (Siberia)
• Clay: Mississippi, Louisiana
• Wax: Mexico
• Pumice: Italy
• Zinc: Canada (for brass ferrule)
• Copper: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chile (for brass ferrule)
• Rubber: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
• Seed Oil: Indonesia, Great Britain (for fastice in the eraser)
• Castor Oil: India, Italy, California
• Lacquer: India, China, South Korea, California, Texas, Illinois (yellow paint)