Which of the following statements is helpful in explaining why Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are able to assert some control over the export of oil from the Persian Gulf oil-production region?
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United KingdomName: Falkland
IslandsDistance to the United Kingdom: 6,250 nautical milesDates of Control: 1765-1767, 1771-1774, 1833-1982, 1982 to present
ArgentinaName: Islas MalvinasDistance to Argentina: 182 nautical milesDates of Control: 1770-1881 (as Spanish Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata), 1829-1831 (Argentina, onward), 1832-1833, three months in 1982
Source: Britannica.com
The Falkland Islands War took place in 1982 between Argentina and Great Britain, when Argentina's military invaded the small British
overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. British forces reclaimed the islands after a short war.
Using the information shown, which of the following geographic principles explains the conflict in the Falkland Islands?
CountryGross National Incomeper Capita, 1996Gross National Incomeper Capita, 2016Poland$12,600$28,770Czech Republic$19,900$32,710Slovakia$14,100$29,910Hungary$15,700$25,640Romania$10,800$22,950
Sources: Gapminder, Population
Reference Bureau
Which of the following best explains why the countries shown in the table experienced increases in economic productivity?
STATE POPULATIONS, 2010 DECENNIAL CENSUSMULTIPLE-SEAT STATES
StatePopulationStatePopulationStatePopulationCalifornia33,871,648Tennessee5,689,283Mississippi2,844,658Texas20,851,820Missouri5,595,211Kansas2,688,418New
York18,976,457Wisconsin5,363,675Arkansas2,673,400Florida15,982,378Maryland5,296,486Utah2,233,169Illinois12,419,293Arizona5,130,632Nevada1,998,257Pennsylvania12,281,054Minnesota4,919,479New Mexico1,819,046Ohio11,353,140Louisiana4,468,976West Virginia1,808,344Michigan9,938,444Alabama4,447,100Nebraska1,711,263New Jersey8,414,350Colorado4,301,261Idaho1,293,953Georgia8,186,453Kentucky4,041,769Maine1,274,923North Carolina8,049,313South Carolina4,012,012New
Hampshire1,235,786Virginia7,078,515Oklahoma3,450,654Hawaii1,211,537Massachusetts6,349,097Oregon3,421,399Rhode Island1,048,319Indiana6,080,485Connecticut3,405,565Washington5,894,121Iowa2,926,324
SINGLE-SEAT STATES
StatePopulationMontana902,195Delaware783,600South Dakota754,844North Dakota642,200Alaska626,932Vermont608,827Wyoming493,782
Source: United States Census Bureau
The population counts shown in the table would most likely be used for which of the following
purposes?