Let's analyze the data presented in the chart to determine which of the given conclusions is supported by the data regarding the economic changes from 1990 to 1998.
### Latin America and Caribbean
- GDP percentage in 1990: 8.3%
- GDP percentage in 1998: 8.7%
- Change: 8.7% - 8.3% = 0.4%
There is a slight increase of 0.4% in the GDP percentage of Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 1998. This change is not very substantial to support the conclusion that there were "huge economic gains" for this region.
### United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
- GDP percentage in 1990: 24.6%
- GDP percentage in 1998: 25.1%
- Change: 25.1% - 24.6% = 0.5%
The GDP percentage for the combined region of the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand increased slightly by 0.5% from 1990 to 1998. This increment also does not reflect a significant change to support the notion of "greatly increased economic dominance.”
### Japan
- GDP percentage in 1990: 8.6%
- GDP percentage in 1998: 7.7%
- Change: 7.7% - 8.6% = -0.9%
Japan's GDP percentage decreased by 0.9% from 1990 to 1998. While this indicates a decline, the conclusion about Japan's economy being "greatly damaged" seems too extreme for a decline of this magnitude.
### Africa
- GDP percentage in 1990: 3.2%
- GDP percentage in 1998: 3.1%
- Change: 3.1% - 3.2% = -0.1%
There is a slight decrease of 0.1% in Africa's GDP percentage from 1990 to 1998. This small decrease supports the conclusion that globalization has done little to improve the economies in Africa, as the economic share has largely remained stagnant.
Given the magnitude of changes and the available options, the most reasonable conclusion supported by the data is:
D. The rise of globalization since the end of the Cold War has done little to improve economies in Africa.
This solution is derived based on the observed changes in GDP percentages for each region from 1990 to 1998.
