Compare the Causes and Effects of the El Niño and La

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Essay

Compare the causes and effects of the El Niño and La Niña events.

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Definitions:

Engel Curve

Curve relating the quantity of a good consumed to income.

Quantity Consumed

The total amount of a good or service that is used or purchased by consumers within a particular period of time.

Downward-Sloping

Describes a line or curve on a graph that shows a decrease in one variable in response to an increase in another.

Price-Consumption Curve

A curve that shows how a consumer's optimal choices change as the price of a good changes, holding income and other prices constant.