Service Offshoring in the United States from 1992 to

question 47

Multiple Choice

Service offshoring in the United States from 1992 to
2000 is estimated to have had a _______________
Effect on U.S.productivity and accounted for
_______________ of the total increase in productivity.

• A)positive; 11% to 13%
• B)negative; -10% to -20%
• C)positive; 1%
• D)positive; less than 5% to 6%

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Definitions:

Regional Metamorphism

Metamorphism affecting large areas of the crust, typically as a result of high pressures and temperatures associated with tectonic processes.

Contact Metamorphism

Metamorphism that occurs when rock is heated and chemically altered by the close proximity of magma.

Extension

A geological process in which the Earth's crust is stretched, leading to the formation of faults and rift valleys.

Normal Faulting

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust.