How has globalization affected regional thinking at the local and national scales?
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A Many local and national leaders seek to make ◎ their communities self-sufficient and reduce dependence on the global economy.
B Many local and national leaders embrace ◎ increasingly similar cultural preferences to promote syncretism.
C Transnational corporations consolidate ○ operations to expand their influence in an ever-increasing number of countries.
D Transnational corporations reduce spatial division of labor in order to increase profits for shareholders.
E Many local and national leaders seek to define their communities' specialized strengths in order to compete economically.