Farming in poor countries is considered to be ___________ intensive because __________.
A) labor; labor is typically relatively cheaper than machinery in poor countries
B) capital; the labor used is concentrated, spread thinly across a lot of capital
C) labor; the tools in poor countries are more plentiful than the people
D) capital; the tools in poor countries are relatively cheaper than the cost of using people in poor countries

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Farming in poor countries is considered labor-intensive because labor is typically cheaper than machinery in these countries. Many people are willing to work for low wages, and there is often a shortage of capital to invest in expensive machinery. Therefore, farmers in poor countries rely heavily on manual labor to till the land, plant crops, and harvest their yields.

Farming in Poor Countries Is Considered to Be ___________ Intensive