The Author of Chapter 13 ("Environment")suggests That Middle Eastern Countries

question 19

Multiple Choice

The author of Chapter 13 ("Environment") suggests that Middle Eastern countries may have avoided armed conflicts over water because

• A) they import much of their food
• B) of the adoption of social scientifically based measures for averting commons dilemmas crises
• C) of United Nations peacekeeping efforts
• D) of the implementation of treaties governing the international rationing of water

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