What Did the Gravity Equation Predict About Trade Within the

question 11

Multiple Choice

What did the gravity equation predict about trade within the
Borders of a nation?

• A)Trade between states or regions within a nation is much more likely than trade outside the borders.
• B)Trade between states or regions within a nation is much less likely to occur.
• C)There was no predictive value for trade within a nation's borders.
• D)Trade between states or regions within a nation is more subject to national law and regulation and therefore not as
• Predictable.

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Definitions:

Transportation Networks

Systems consisting of different modes of transport, infrastructure, and services that facilitate the movement of people and goods.

Transnational Communities

Social groups whose identity, culture, and social ties extend across the borders of two or more nations, often maintained through regular communication and travel.

Structural Power

Power that organizes and orchestrates the systemic interaction within and among societies, directing economic and political forces on the one hand and ideological forces that shape public ideas, values, and beliefs on the other.

Systemic Interaction

The complex interplay among components within a system, where changes in one part can affect the entire system in a structured and often predictable way.