100 POINTS How has globalization affected North Carolina’s textile industry? It has led to an increased demand for cotton grown in the state.
It has caused manufacturers to diversify their production.
It has led to rapid job growth in major cities across the state.
It has made it more difficult for the state to compete with foreign manufacturers.

Textiles in North Carolina The overall decline of the industry is witnessed by the precipitous drop in factories and jobs that was brought on by structural changes in the global economy. In 1996, there were 2,153 textile and apparel plants in North Carolina employing 233,715 people.

therefore the answer is, It has made it more difficult for the state to compete with foreign manufacturers.

two jet streams that directly affect the formation of weather in the continental part are a polar jet and a subtropical jet. they are responsible for the transportation of weather systems, which directly affect people. the polar front is the boundary between cold air from the north pole and warmer equatorial air. both the polar jet and the subtropical jet blow from the west to the east, and follow the boundary between cold and warm air.

the strongest jet streams are polar jets, while subtropical jets are somewhat weaker.

the right answer is c. the polar jet stream is generaly stronger than the subtropical jet stream.