Curtailment of Logging in the Amazon Region Is Generally Viewed

question 58

Multiple Choice

Curtailment of logging in the Amazon region is generally viewed as environmentally beneficial for the planet as a whole. However,unemployed Brazilian workers have felt that job creation inside Brazil is more important than climate protection outside Brazil. This example best illustrates which of the following?

• A) why smaller countries are concerned that large international companies are powerful enough to dictate operating terms
• B) why globalization is needed to foster uniform standards for combating environmental problems
• C) how cultural homogeneity threatens the cultural foundation of smaller nations
• D) how global interests can conflict with a country's local interests

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