1.Broadly, people in which climates have the highest average income? a. Desert c

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1.Broadly, people in which climates have the highest average income?

a. Desert climates.

b. Mild or Mediterranean climates.

c. Snowy climates.

d. Tropical climates.

2. According to the theories we discussed in class, why did modern growth likely begin in Eurasia rather than the New World?

a. Because it was oriented on an East-West axis.

b. Because it had better access to oceans and rivers.

c. Because it had better neighbors.

d. Because it was less exposed to diseases such as malaria.

3.Which of the following is an important ingredient for a poverty trap based on beliefs?

a. Diminishing returns to capital.

b. Strong complementarities between the actions of different people and firms.

c. A corrupt government.

d. Decisions that have payoffs today.

4.Which of the following is an important contributor to the limited use of animal power in central Africa?

a. It is too politically decentralized.

b. The tsetse fly is endemic to the region.

c. The geographic orientation of Africa means that no suitable animals are nearby.

d. The region has experienced structural transformation and focuses on services.

b. Mild or Mediterranean climates.

Usually people in mild or Mediterranean climates have higher average income.

B. Because it had better access to oceans and rivers.

Which made mode of connectivity(ocean) and availability of natural resources (river) easier and cheaper.

C. A corrupt government

According to popular belief, a corrupt government is an important ingredient of poverty trap.

B. The terse fly is endemic to the region.

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