32. Factors contributing to the rise in world hunger include all of the following EXCEPT (A) unequal distribution of available food supplies (B) loss of or decline in arable land (C) increasing rate of population growth (D) increasing poverty in developing countries (E) increasing consumption of vegetable protein in place of meat protein

32. Factors contributing to the rise in world hunger include all of the following EXCEPT (A) unequal distribution of available food supplies (B) loss of or decline in arable land (C) increasing rate of population growth (D) increasing poverty in developing countries (E) increasing consumption of vegetable protein in place of meat protein

Survey Of Economics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337111522

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter23: Growth And Less Developed Countries

Section: Chapter Questions

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