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Jared Diamond's book Guns, Germs, and Steel attributes
 
  differences in levels of economic development to ____________.
  a. corruption
  b. culture
  c. geography
  d. institutions

Question 2

Geography fails as an all-purpose explanation for different
 
  levels of development given that:
  a. most of Eurasia is less well-developed, and includes such less-developed nations as Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  b. North Korea and South Korea have similar levels of economic development.
  c. many nations, including those in Europe, frequently deal with endemic, debilitating diseases.
  d. the case for colonialism as an all-purpose explanation is so much stronger.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

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Answer: a





 

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