How did the geography of ancient China affect the development of its culture? Access to the seas allowed Chinese people to trade with cultures from far away.

Fertile land in the river valleys forced the Chinese people to farm instead of developing other skills.

Isolation from other lands forced the Chinese people to depend on themselves to adapt to their environment.

Extensive highlands promoted a nomadic lifestyle that kept the Chinese people from becoming a unified culture.

Cooperation among oligopolies runs counter to the public interest because it leads to underproduction and high prices. in an effort to bring resource allocation closer to the social optimum, public officials attempt to force oligopolies to compete instead of cooperating. consider the following scenario: suppose that the presidents of two auto manufacturing companies exchange text messages in which they discuss jointly raising prices on their new lines of hybrid suvs. this illegal communication would violate which of the following laws? the sherman antitrust act of 1890 the robinson–patman act of 1936 the celler–kefauver act of 1950 the clayton act of 1914