The best explanation for widespread poverty in Africa and the Middle East is that:

A) authoritarian governments have tended to use profits from natural resources for their own purposes.

B) the gross domestic product of these countries is relatively small.

C) anti-western attitudes have prevented many countries from adopting methods of industrialization.

D) These regions do not have adequate clean water resources.

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Trevor Russo

16 August, 23:46

The best explanation for widespread poverty in Africa and the Middle East is that:

A) authoritarian governments have tended to use profits from natural resources for their own purposes.

B) the gross domestic product of these countries is relatively small.

C) anti-western attitudes have prevented many countries from adopting methods of industrialization.

D) These regions do not have adequate clean water resources.

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KC · Answer 1

i think the right answer is going to be A. because i watch the news and you can see huge plantations but even though they are personal the taxes taken from them are more than their financial capacity so that reduces the profit rate.