Question

countries have strong differences in economic institutions: the u.s. is extremely __________, cuba has a __________ and canada is a mixture of both. high - income; low - income technological; shortage of technology market - oriented; command economy regulated; lack of regulation

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the economic institutions of the countries:

• The U.S. has a market - oriented economic system, where economic decisions are driven by market forces (supply and demand).
• Cuba has a command economy, where the government makes most economic decisions.
• The other options are incorrect:
• "high - income; low - income" refers to income levels, not economic institutions.
• "technological; shortage of technology" refers to technology availability, not economic systems.
• "regulated; lack of regulation" does not match the typical economic systems of the U.S. and Cuba (the U.S. has a market - oriented system with some regulation, and Cuba has a command economy, not a lack of regulation).

Answer:

C. market - oriented; command economy