Tracie, working at a research facility in Washington, DC, needs to communicate with Juan, who is in Mexico City, about a project they are working on. Although Juan has perfect command of English, they are still facing a(n) ______ barrier to communication.
A. semantic
B. physical
C. encoding
D. medium
E. personal
B. physical
Physical barriers include sound, time, space, and the like. In this example, time and space may be a barrier because these people are several time zones apart.
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