What term describes the relationship between events where one event causes another?

• A. Interdependence
• B. Cause and effect
• C. Chain reaction
• D. Sequence

Answer: (B)

Cause and effect explains how one event brings about another. This captures the idea that the first event is the cause and the second is the effect, such as a drought leading to crop failures or a policy change changing economic outcomes. Interdependence is about things relying on each other without a direct causal link. A chain reaction is a specific type of ongoing causal sequence where one event triggers another in a continuing loop, not the general relationship itself. Sequence is simply the order of events and does not imply causation. So the term that best describes this relationship is cause and effect.