Nicole lives in the german province of hamburg. hamburg’s local government handles all of its internal affairs, but the citizens of hamburg are still subject to germany’s national laws.

the word underlined in the sentence above is most similar to which of the following political units found in the united states?

a.

a county

b.

a nation

c.

a state

d.

a city

Which barrier to economic development is shown in the following examples? i. the high rate of hiv infection in underdeveloped nations ii. the use of children as soldiers in uganda’s army in the early 2000s iii. low literacy rates in underdeveloped nations with limited exposure to adequate education a. foreign debt b. political instability c. widespread disease d. low levels of social welfare