Rainforests are often cut down because
a. farmers and the government are greedy
b. the countries involved do not understand the environment
c. the countries involved are gaining short-term relief from poverty at the cost of long-term environmental preservation
d. the countries involved are gaining long-term environmental benefits by doing so
e. cutting them down results in less erosion
C
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The United States produced approximately ________ worth of goods and services in 2011
A) $15 trillion B) $15 billion C) $150 trillion D) $150 billion E) $1,500 trillion
A natural monopoly arises when
A) one firm controls the supply of a unique resource. B) a firm has many small firms that it can control. C) there are firms which act together as a monopoly. D) the long-run average cost curve slopes downward as it crosses the demand curve. E) one firm naturally convinces the government to limit competition in the market.