Just Like Models Constructed in Other Areas of Science,economic Models

question 12

Multiple Choice

Just like models constructed in other areas of science,economic models

• A)incorporate assumptions that contradict reality.
• B)incorporate all details of the real world.
• C)complicate reality.
• D)avoid the use of diagrams and equations.

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Definitions:

Rodinia

An inferred supercontinent, consisting of all the continents joined, that existed near the Precambrian-Paleozoic boundary.

Taconic Orogeny

An early Paleozoic orogeny that occurred in the northern Appalachians and is interpreted to represent a collision between an island arc and North America.

Acadian Orogeny

A middle Paleozoic mountain-building event in eastern North America; occurred when a series of landmasses, referred to as Avalonia, collided with the eastern coast of North America.

Seafloor Spreading

The process by which new oceanic crust is formed as magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, pushing older crust away from the ridge.