Which of the following best explains why townships are becoming sparser throughout the country today? a. due to the recession and high unemployment, people are leaving rural areas to find work in metropolitan areas. b. due to population growth in once-rural areas, counties are now replacing townships and providing the same services. c. due to plummeting commodity prices (wheat, corn, soy beans), populations of farmers in rural areas can no longer support themselves and have relocated to urban areas. d. since state tax revenues have fallen since the recession, states have had to cut funding to townships, forcing people who rely on government services to relocate in larger cities.

B. Due to population growth in once-rural areas, counties are now replacing townships and providing the same services.

Explanation:

In very small rural areas, government services are provided by townships. However, townships are becoming less common throughout the country. This is mainly because rural areas are growing. As the population in these areas expands, townships can no longer provide services to the whole population. Therefore, counties begin to replace townships, while providing the same services.

B. Due to population growth in once-rural areas, counties are now replacing townships and providing the same services.

Explanation:

In very small rural areas, government services are provided by townships. However, townships are becoming less common throughout the country. This is mainly because rural areas are growing. As the population in these areas expands, townships can no longer provide services to the whole population. Therefore, counties begin to replace townships, while providing the same services.

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.