In 1950,when the World's Population Was 2

question 62

Multiple Choice

In 1950,when the world's population was 2.5 billion,it was unimaginable that the world could ever produce enough food to feed the present world population of 7 billion.Which of the following variables is key to having met this task (although far from perfectly) ?

• A)political cooperation among developed and developing economies
• B)birth control
• C)foreign aid
• D)technological change in agricultural production
• E)all of the above

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