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question 51

Multiple Choice

Figure 14.9.2: Pollution Compared to a Country's Wealth
-This figure indicates that increasing GNI per capita is associated with

• A) first decreasing but then increasing population growth.
• B) first increasing but then decreasing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂).
• C) first decreasing but then increasing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂).
• D) increasing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂).
• E) decreasing population growth.

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