The Theory That Canada's Economic Development Was Driven by Natural

question 71

Multiple Choice

The theory that Canada's economic development was driven by natural resource exports is called the

• A) export thesis.
• B) natural resource thesis.
• C) fur and fish thesis.
• D) fish and forest thesis.
• E) staples thesis.

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