How can being located near high Human Development Index (HDI) countries negatively affect low HDI countries?(1 point)

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This causes the high-scoring countries to conquer lower-scoring ones.
This causes the high-scoring countries to conquer lower-scoring ones.

This proximity can lead to brain drain, as the most talented people move to the higher HDI countries.
This proximity can lead to brain drain, as the most talented people move to the higher HDI countries.

The most talented people in low-scoring countries are banned from accessing the resources of high-scoring countries.
The most talented people in low-scoring countries are banned from accessing the resources of high-scoring countries.

Lower-scoring countries are dominated by higher-scoring ones because they have more land.
Lower-scoring countries are dominated by higher-scoring ones because they have more land.

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This proximity can lead to brain drain, as the most talented people move to the higher HDI countries.

Being close to high HDI countries can create opportunities for individuals in low HDI countries to migrate in search of better living conditions, education, and job opportunities, resulting in a loss of skilled labor and talent in the low HDI countries.