Which of the Following Components of the U

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following components of the U.S.balance of payments includes direct investment by Americans in foreign securities?

• A)U.S.official reserve assets
• B)the capital account
• C)the current account
• D)U.S.government assets abroad
• E)merchandise trade balance

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Definitions:

Cleavage

In geology, the tendency of a mineral to break along flat, parallel surfaces determined by its crystal structure.

Hornfels

A hard, fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the contact metamorphism of clay-rich or silicate rocks.

Thrust Fault

A type of fault in which the upper block, above the fault plane, moves up and over the lower block.

Anticline

A type of fold in sedimentary rocks that resembles an arch, with the oldest rock layers at its core, indicative of compressional tectonic forces.