Many people in the developing world primarily rely upon a diet of rice. People living on such a diet risk

A) malnutrition.
B) overnourishment.
C) undernourishment.
D) obesity.


A

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A. ice age; interglacial period B. ice age; glacial period C. glacial period; interglacial period D. interglacial period; tropical climate

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A) winter dry season B) adequate precipitation all year around C) dry all year around D) summer dry season

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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To restructure a developing world country's debt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) typically wants "structural adjustment" in that country. What does this term mean?

A) completely exchanging the domestic currency for U.S. dollars, Euros, or Japanese Yen B) a renewed focus on agriculture and limiting the size of cities C) increases in government spending on health care, education, and care for the elderly D) reductions in government subsidies to the poor and devaluations of currencies E) mandating the total turnover of domestic banking to banks in the developed world, which often means a complete loss of savings for citizens of that country

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