According to UNESCO Reporting, ʺGovernments in North America and Western

question 322

Multiple Choice

According to UNESCO reporting, ʺGovernments in North America and Western Europe invested the highest shares of national resources in education: 5.6 percent of GDP.ʺ As a result, we would expect ,_________ all else held constant.

• A) lower research and development spending and lower economic growth unless the governments can raise taxes.
• B) lower saving rates and slower economic growth.
• C) higher economic growth rates in these countries compared to other countries
• D) lower economic growth rates in the countries because fewer resources can be devoted to innovation.

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Definitions:

Hot Spot

A volcanic region thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle, capable of producing volcanic islands.

Continental Crust

The hefty portion of the Earth's crust contributing to the formation of significant land areas, often more aged and detailed in structure than the crust under the seas.

Temperature

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a system, which determines how hot or cold something feels.

Deformation

involves the alteration of the shape or size of rocks and geological structures due to stress and pressure over time.