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A) Analyze the impact of NAFTA on Mexican corn farmers. Why did so many Mexican corn farmers lose their livelihoods as a consequence of NAFTA? (1 point)
Mexican farmers could not compete with government-subsidized
U.S. corn.
Manufacturing jobs that processed the corn left Mexico for the U.S. due to lower wages, reducing the need for Mexican-grown corn.
NAFTA gave subsidies to Mexican corn farmers to increase production, which flooded the market.
Changes in consumer food preferences from corn toward wheat reduced demand.
Question 2
A) How do quotas protect local producers? (1 point)
Quotas help organize workers to advocate for increased protections.
Quotas add a fee to the price of imported goods, so they are less competitive than local products.
Quotas increase competition among different countries, which lowers prices of goods.
Quotas limit the goods that can be imported, which ensures less competition for local producers.
3rd question A) Which option best analyzes how exchange becomes more efficient at a national scale? (1 point)
Places within a country specialize based on comparative advantage, meanwhile better technologies enable exchange.
Urban centers refocus on primary industries, leading to the development of secondary industries that encourage exchange.
Countries enter into treaties that encourage trade, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Quaternary industries develop that benefit existing retail structures
• in local economies by connecting them to other places around the country.
Question 4
A) What type of industries are primarily involved in exchanges between rural mining towns and urban manufacturing centers that use their minerals? (1 point)
• secondary and tertiary industries
• secondary and quaternary industries
• primary and tertiary industries

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Question 1: Analyze the impact of NAFTA on Mexican corn farmers. Why did so many Mexican corn farmers lose their livelihoods as a consequence of NAFTA?

The correct answer is: Mexican farmers could not compete with government-subsidized U.S. corn.
NAFTA removed trade barriers between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, allowing for increased imports of U.S. corn into Mexico. The U.S. corn was often cheaper due to government subsidies, making it difficult for local Mexican farmers to compete, leading many to lose their livelihoods.

Question 2: How do quotas protect local producers?

The correct answer is: Quotas limit the goods that can be imported, which ensures less competition for local producers.
Quotas restrict the quantity of goods that can be imported, reducing the competition that local producers face and allowing them to maintain a larger market share.

Question 3: Which option best analyzes how exchange becomes more efficient at a national scale?

The correct answer is: Places within a country specialize based on comparative advantage, meanwhile better technologies enable exchange.
This option reflects how specialization based on comparative advantage and the development of better technologies can enhance the efficiency of trade and exchange within a country.

Question 4: What type of industries are primarily involved in exchanges between rural mining towns and urban manufacturing centers that use their minerals?

The correct answer is: primary and tertiary industries.
Primary industries extract raw materials (such as minerals) in rural mining towns, while tertiary industries involve the services and processes that support the distribution and use of those minerals in urban manufacturing centers.