Manufacturers Would Prefer to Produce in a Country with a Trade

question 113

Multiple Choice

Manufacturers would prefer to produce in a country with a trade ________, because it signals a greater opportunity to export products to more markets.

• A)surplus
• B)deficit
• C)discrepancy
• D)bonus
• E)balance

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Definitions:

Island Arc

A chain of volcanic islands that form along a convergent tectonic plate boundary, typically where an oceanic plate subducts beneath another oceanic plate.

Subduction Zones

Regions where one tectonic plate is being forced down into the mantle beneath another plate, often associated with volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Abyssal Plain

Extensive, flat, underwater landscape at the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters.

Seafloor Spreading

The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges, pushing older crust away from the ridge axis and contributing to continental drift.