<span>The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty, refers to the paradox
that countries with an abundance of natural resources (like fossil
fuels and certain minerals), tend to have less economic growth, less
democracy, and worse development outcomes than countries with fewer
natural resources.</span>
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B. second largest
explanation:
Asia is the largest in the world
Useful satellite data concerning sea ice began in late 1978 with the launch of NASA's Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) satellite.