Related to the Economics in Practice on Page 384: of the Children

question 15

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on page 384: Of the children under 5 years of age in the world who are characterized as extremely short due to malnutrition, one half are in

• A) Africa.
• B) Asia.
• C) South America.
• D) Eastern Europe.

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