Explain how productivity affects economic growth

Read the passage. from “an episode of war” by stephen crane the lieutenant was frowning and serious at this task of division. his lips pursed as he drew with his sword various crevices in the heap, until brown squares of coffee, astoundingly equal in size, appeared on the blanket. he was on the verge of a great triumph in mathematics, and the corporals were thronging forward, each to reap a little square, when suddenly the lieutenant cried out and looked quickly at a man near him as if he suspected it was a case of personal assault. which clause shows that the story’s events are changing?

As with any small island country, cuba has fewer natural resources than countries such as brazil. this affects their economy in that cuba a) exports only manufactured products. b) exports more products than it imports.. c) must import more products than it exports. d) has imposed trade barriers against the united states.

Which choice best describes the general trend for the countries shown, for the period 2008 - 2010?