Southern states in the United States are, on average, poorer than northern states. Southern states also have higher growth rates in real GDP per capita, on average, than northern states. Convergence theory suggests that: The South will eventually overtake the North and become richer. The growth rates of per capita income in the two regions will eventually converge. The levels of per capita income in the two regions will eventually converge. The South will always be poorer than the North. Each region's level of per capita income is influenced by: Instructions: You may select more than one answer. Click the box with a check mark for correct answers and click to empty the box for the wrong answers. the levels of education. unanswered the population. unanswered the levels of technology. unanswered the savings rates. unanswered the geographic size.