(Figure 9.10.2 in the Text) Clearly Shows

question 29

Multiple Choice

(Figure 9.10.2 in the text) clearly shows

• A) the life expectancy gap between developed and developing countries is relatively unchanging between 1952 and 2012.
• B) the life expectancy gap between developed and developing countries is narrowing between 1952 and 2012.
• C) the life expectancy gap between developed and developing countries is widening between 1952 and 2012.
• D) the life expectancy gap in 1930 must have been much wider.
• E) that the graph is wrong because some people clearly live more than 80 years.

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