Why does the author mention “the gold and silver rushes of the 1850's and 1860's” in the first paragraph?
Kiến thức: đọc hiểu
Tạm dịch: Tại sao tác giả đề cập đến " những cơn sốt vàng và bạc vào những năm 1850 và 1860" trong đoạn đầu tiên?
A. Đó là nguyên nhân của tăng trưởng dân số dần dần.
B. Làm tương phản với mô hình phát triển dân số muộn.
C. Làm ví dụ về bùng nổ dân số phương Tây.
D. Làm minh họa cho một nền kinh tế thị trường.
Thông tin: Throughout much of its history, western settlement had been characterized by spurts, rather than by a pattern of gradual and steady population growth, beginning with the gold and silver rushes of the 1850's and 1860's.
Đáp án: C
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