China Has 20% of the World's Population but Only 10

question 46

Multiple Choice

China has 20% of the world's population but only 10% of the world's farmable land. Which of the following will be predicted by the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, if China begins to trade with other countries?

• A)China will export land-intensive goods like wheat and import labor-intensive goods like clothing.
• B)China will shift resources into the production of agricultural goods and away from manufactured goods.
• C)China will shift resources from the production of agricultural goods to the production of labor-intensive goods.
• D)China will export capital-intensive goods like automobiles and import labor-intensive goods like clothing.

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