A reliance on cash crops and mineral exports is MOST common in which of the following areas? The countries of Southwest Asia
Former Soviet satellites in Eastern Europe
The communist countries of East Asia
Former European colonies in Africa
The mountainous regions of Central Asia

Africa

Explanation:

This is because most of the Africa countries depend on this resources to develop their country.

for many centuries there were important factors which the economies of the muslim empires developed increasingly. they applied economic procedures in production, investment, finance, taxation and property. they used to tax certain goods (for example: harvest), they charged interest on money lent, they signed contracts with merchants; they relied on a common currency, and they used checks as well as promissory notes. with the money collected by means of taxation, the government provided the needy with an income. in addition, trading networks covered huge distances, so far regions started to have contact and exchange goods. this trade network covered areas of asia, africa and europe.