Which of the following statements is true regarding the United States and global gross domestic products (GDPs)?
A) Although the nominal GDPs of the United States and the world have been increasing, the real GDPs have been at roughly the same levels since the year 2000.
B) U.S. and global GDPs have both rapidly increased over the past century.
C) U.S. and global nominal GDPs have both declined over the past decade as pollution control and global warming have become more problematic.
D) U.S. versus global GDP values are difficult to compare because GDP calculations in the United States include factors such as volunteerism and happiness that are ignored in most other countries' GDP calculations.
B
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A) the north of the Isthmus, and winds blow across the Isthmus, from the northeast. B) the north of the Isthmus, and winds blow across the Isthmus, from the southwest. C) the south of the Isthmus, and winds blow across the Isthmus, from the southwest. D) the south of the Isthmus, and winds blow across the Isthmus, from the northeast.