Analyze the impact of NAFTA on Mexican corn farmers.
Why did so many Mexican corn farmers lose their
livelihoods as a consequence of NAFTA? (1 point)
Changes in consumer food preferences from corn
toward wheat reduced demand.
Mexican farmers could not compete with
government-subsidized U.S. corn.
Manufacturing jobs that processed the corn left
Mexico for the U.S. due to lower wages, reducing
the need for Mexican-grown corn.
NAFTA gave subsidies to Mexican corn farmers to
increase production, which flooded the market.
what is the answer stright up?
The answer is: Mexican farmers could not compete with government-subsidized U.S. corn.
How do quotas protect local producers? (1 point)
Quotas limit the goods that can be imported, which
ensures less competition for local producers.
Quotas help organize workers to advocate for increased
protections.
Quotas add a fee to the price of imported goods, so they
are less competitive than local products.
Quotas increase competition among different countries,
which lowers prices of goods.
The answer is: Quotas limit the goods that can be imported, which ensures less competition for local producers.
Which option best analyzes how exchange becomes more
efficient at a national scale? (1 point)
Places within a country specialize based on comparative
advantage, meanwhile better technologies enable
exchange.
Quaternary industries develop that benefit existing retail
structures in local economies by connecting them to other
places around the country.
Countries enter into treaties that encourage trade, such as
the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Urban centers refocus on primary industries, leading to
the development of secondary industries that encourage
exchange.
The option that best analyzes how exchange becomes more efficient at a national scale is: Places within a country specialize based on comparative advantage, meanwhile better technologies enable exchange.
What type of industries are primarily involved in exchanges
between rural mining towns and urban manufacturing centers
that use their minerals? (1 point)
primary and secondary industries
secondary and quaternary industries
secondary and tertiary industries
primary and tertiary industries