Acountry may prefer that localized economies play a large role in its economic policies because localized economies: a. reduce environmental risks and costs associated with shipping goods long distances. b. are not subject to tariffs and other strict types of trade regulations. c. receive greater funding from international organizations and microfinance institutions. d. are generally more attractive to multinational corporations looking to invest in a market.

The correct answer is A. reduce environmental risks and costs associated with shipping goods long distances.

Localized economies are more sustainable as they do not rely on expensive transportation and as a result are more resilient. Localized economies also provide more opportunities for more locals

the berlin blockade was an international crisis that arose from an attempt by the soviet union, in 1948–49, to force the western allied powers (the united states, the united kingdom, and france) to abandon their post-world war ii jurisdictions in west berlin. in march 1948 the allied powers decided to unite their different occupation zones of germany into a single economic unit. in protest, the soviet representative withdrew from the allied control council. coincident with the introduction of a new deutsche mark in west berlin (as throughout west germany), which the soviets regarded as a violation of agreements with the allies, the soviet occupation forces in eastern germany began a blockade of all rail, road, and water communications between berlin and the west. on june 24 the soviets announced that the four-power administration of berlin had ceased and that the allies no longer had any rights there.

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”