Question

How does natural resource use affect technological progress? a. developed countries are more technologically advanced because they have more natural resources. b. a decline in natural resources often leads to an increase in technological progress. c. an increase in the use of natural resources can spark a need for new technology. d. natural resources are only profitable if there is a technology available to produce output?

Answer 1

b in a logical country, unlike ours...

Answer 2

How does natural resource use affect technological progress?

a decline in natural resources often leads to an increase in technological progress

Step-by-step explanation:

When there is availability of natural resources, it reduces the magic that birth technology as natural resources are more focused on rather than thinking of something else. The decline in natural resources result into rebirth of technological progress as a result of shifting of attention from natural resources to technology. e.g China lacks so many natural resources which led to the shift in technological advancement as a result of decline in natural resources.