Which of the following best describes the two roles traditional hinterlands fulfilled related to their ports?(1 point)

Responses

supplying labor to the port and buying good produced in the ports
supplying labor to the port and buying good produced in the ports

defending the port from invasion and maintaining law and order around the port
defending the port from invasion and maintaining law and order around the port

producing goods to be exported through the port and being a market for goods being imported at the port
producing goods to be exported through the port and being a market for goods being imported at the port

providing tribute (taxes) to the port and supplying sailors to the port

1 answer

The option that best describes the two roles traditional hinterlands fulfilled related to their ports is:

producing goods to be exported through the port and being a market for goods being imported at the port.

This description captures the economic relationship between hinterlands and their ports, where hinterlands provided resources and agricultural products for export and served as a market for imported goods.