Question

Which challenges have the Andean and midlatitude countries faced since gaining independence?
Group of answer choices

harsh rule by military leaders

difficulty in controlling and developing resources

extreme gaps between the rich and the poor

recent takeovers by nondemocratic governments

Answer 1

Select:
- harsh rule by military leaders
- difficulty in controlling and developing resources
- extreme gaps between the rich and the poor

Explanation: Since independence these regions suffered political instability and caudillos/military rule, struggled to control and develop distant or resource-rich areas (often with foreign involvement), and have long-standing, extreme income and land inequalities. "Recent takeovers by nondemocratic governments" is not generally characteristic in the same way (coups and dictatorships occurred historically, but "recent takeovers" is not a defining, ongoing challenge in the same sense).