It Once Took 90 Percent of Our Population to Grow

question 341

Multiple Choice

It once took 90 percent of our population to grow our food.It now takes only 3 percent of the population to grow our food.Which of the following statements is true?

• A) This loss of jobs has been detrimental to our economy.
• B) The government should provide subsidies to encourage more people to become farmers.
• C) This reduction in the number of farmers explains the increase in the price of food.
• D) This is progress because freed-up labor that is used to produce other goods.

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Definitions:

Level Of Needs

Typically refers to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which categorizes human needs into five levels from basic (e.g., physiological) to high-level (e.g., self-actualization) needs.

Hierarchy Of Needs

The Hierarchy of Needs is a framework suggesting people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to more advanced needs, a concept integral to understanding human motivation.

Motivation

Motivation refers to the internal or external forces that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role, or subject to achieve a goal.

Self-Actualization Needs

Self-actualization needs represent the highest level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, referring to the fulfillment of personal potential and self-development pursuits.