When economic power is used to stratify countries, those that are poor and largely agricultural but that have important resources that wealthier countries exploit are called
A) core countries.
B) peripheral countries.
C) semiperipheral countries.
D) hybrid countries.

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Peripheral countries are those that are poor and largely agricultural but have important resources that wealthier countries exploit. Core countries are wealthy and industrialized, while semiperipheral countries have characteristics of both core and peripheral countries. Hybrid countries is not a commonly used term in economics.

When Economic Power Is Used to Stratify Countries, Those That