Question

what can one conclude about the link between falling cacao crop prices and rising economic problems in ghana? people stopped buying cacao when the economy faltered. economic problems led ghanas farmers to cut their cacao prices. the country was too dependent on exports of its cacao crop. ghana grew cacao more economically when the economy slowed.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The question is about the link between falling cacao prices and economic problems. This option suggests the reverse (economy faltered first, then cacao buying stopped), so incorrect.
• Option 2: It implies economic problems caused price cuts, but the link should be cacao price fall leading to economic problems (or dependency causing it), so incorrect.
• Option 3: If a country is too dependent on cacao exports, a fall in cacao prices (due to global market or other export - related factors) would harm its economy, creating a link between falling cacao prices and economic problems. This makes sense.
• Option 4: Growing cacao more economically during a slowdown doesn't explain the link between falling cacao prices and rising economic problems.

Answer:

The country was too dependent on exports of its cacao crop.