Why Is Geography Alone Insufficient for Explaining Why Some Countries

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Multiple Choice

Why is geography alone insufficient for explaining why some countries remain poor?

• A)There is substantial variation in development among countries within the same region.
• B)Geography only has a negative effect on economic development for colonies; it has no effect once colonies become independent.
• C)In general,geography does not have an effect on economic development.
• D)Geography has little effect on economic growth because states are most likely to send aid to geographically disadvantaged countries.

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Definitions:

Confidence Intervals

Ranges within which a population parameter is estimated to lie with a certain level of confidence, often used to indicate the reliability of an estimate.

Regression Coefficients

Parameters in a regression model that quantify the relationship between the dependent variable and each of the independent variables.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between the statistical characteristics of a sample and those of the entire population, arising purely from the randomness of the sample selection.

Dummy Variables

Variables used in regression analysis to represent categorical data by assigning numerical values, typically 0 or 1, to represent the presence or absence of certain characteristics.