What is the relationship between being a landlocked nation and economic prosperity?(1 point)

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Responses

Landlocked developing nations are safe from tidal waves that can interrupt supply chain.
Landlocked developing nations are safe from tidal waves that can interrupt supply chain.

Landlocked developing nations are able to use the waterways outside of their home nations easily.
Landlocked developing nations are able to use the waterways outside of their home nations easily.

Landlocked developing nations are prosperous because of robust export markets.
Landlocked developing nations are prosperous because of robust export markets.

Landlocked developing nations are among the poorest in the world.

High-income countries, with institutional and technological supports, encourage(1 point)
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people who are less productive.
people who are less productive.

limited work opportunities for low income people.
limited work opportunities for low income people.

lower Gross Domestic Product.
lower Gross Domestic Product.

people who are highly productive.

Identify a factor that is included in both gross domestic product (GDP) and human development index (HDI).(1 point)
Responses

life expectancy
life expectancy

income
income

wealth distribution
wealth distribution

years of schooling

Which response to resource scarcity would be most accessible for a poor community?(1 point)
Responses

investing in a desalination plant to convert sea water to fresh water
investing in a desalination plant to convert sea water to fresh water

encouraging additional immigrants to come to the community
encouraging additional immigrants to come to the community

using money to purchase resources from other places
using money to purchase resources from other places

requesting assistance from multinational organizations for expertise and money to invest in infrastructure

How is the economic concept of equilibrium determined?(1 point)
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the area in which a seller and buyer make economic transactions
the area in which a seller and buyer make economic transactions

the intersection of the lowest price that a buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to sell a particular good or service
the intersection of the lowest price that a buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to sell a particular good or service

the level of population that is required for a business to be successful
the level of population that is required for a business to be successful

the distance that a seller is willing to travel to acquire a particular good or service

Which of these jobs is in the tertiary sector of the economy?(1 point)
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cashier
cashier

marketing director
marketing director

factory line worker
factory line worker

software engineer

What was the impact of Germany’s policy of making manufacturers responsible for packaging waste?(1 point)
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increased recycling rates
increased recycling rates

reduced recycling rates
reduced recycling rates

increased illegal dumping to avoid responsibility
increased illegal dumping to avoid responsibility

the movement of manufacturers out of the German market

Which of the following is an example of comparative advantage?(1 point)
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higher-priced manufactured goods made in China with higher wages and stringent environmental protections
higher-priced manufactured goods made in China with higher wages and stringent environmental protections

lower-priced corn grown by U.S. producers with government subsidies and large-scale mechanized agriculture
lower-priced corn grown by U.S. producers with government subsidies and large-scale mechanized agriculture

higher-priced corn grown in Mexico using labor-intensive traditional techniques
higher-priced corn grown in Mexico using labor-intensive traditional techniques

higher-priced manufactured goods made in the U.S. with high wages and stringent environmental protections

Which term describes the situation in which one region is better at producing a certain good due to its geographic circumstances?(1 point)
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comparative advantage
comparative advantage

urbanization
urbanization

globalization
globalization

interdependence

Which of the following best describes the difference between cash crop farming and subsistence farming?(1 point)
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Cash crop farming developed in modern times through agribusiness.
Cash crop farming developed in modern times through agribusiness.

Subsistence farming involves large-scale operations such as plantations or ranches.
Subsistence farming involves large-scale operations such as plantations or ranches.

Subsistence farming involves only growing one type of crop.
Subsistence farming involves only growing one type of crop.

Cash crop farming involves growing crops to be sold.

In what region did agriculture first develop in the ancient world?(1 point)
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the Fertile Crescent
the Fertile Crescent

South Asia
South Asia

sub-Saharan Africa
sub-Saharan Africa

Latin America

Answer 1

Here are the responses to your questions:

1. What is the relationship between being a landlocked nation and economic prosperity?

   • Landlocked developing nations are among the poorest in the world.

2. High-income countries, with institutional and technological supports, encourage:

   • people who are highly productive.

3. Identify a factor that is included in both gross domestic product (GDP) and human development index (HDI).

   • income

4. Which response to resource scarcity would be most accessible for a poor community?

   • requesting assistance from multinational organizations for expertise and money to invest in infrastructure.

5. How is the economic concept of equilibrium determined?

   • the intersection of the lowest price that a buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to sell a particular good or service.

6. Which of these jobs is in the tertiary sector of the economy?

   • cashier

7. What was the impact of Germany’s policy of making manufacturers responsible for packaging waste?

   • increased recycling rates

8. Which of the following is an example of comparative advantage?

   • lower-priced corn grown by U.S. producers with government subsidies and large-scale mechanized agriculture.

9. Which term describes the situation in which one region is better at producing a certain good due to its geographic circumstances?

   • comparative advantage

10. Which of the following best describes the difference between cash crop farming and subsistence farming?

    • Cash crop farming involves growing crops to be sold.

11. In what region did agriculture first develop in the ancient world?

    • the Fertile Crescent

Answer 2

Which country is the world’s largest producer of desalinated water?(1 point)
Responses

the U.S.
the U.S. - no response given

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia - no response given

Qatar
Qatar - incorrect

Australia

Answer 3

The world's largest producer of desalinated water is Saudi Arabia.