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In the Learn It section you examined secondary source evidence about the developing country of Bolivia. The evidence could be used to answer an essay question in a thesis-driven essay. In this activity you will categorize more of this evidence into the same thesis statement.

As a reminder, the question we are answering is this:

Why is Bolivia considered a developing country?

Review the thesis statement we are using to categorize the evidence:

The economic challenges, widespread poverty, and lack of democracy in Bolivia characterize it as a developing South American country.

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The Bolivian economy is made up of a mix of farming, mining and industry.
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In the activity below, you will be shown evidence from the secondary source account on Bolivia. For each question, select all the choices that answer the question.