If a Country's PPF Is Linear, This Means That _____

question 3

Multiple Choice

If a country's PPF is linear, this means that _____ along the PPF.

• A) the opportunity cost changes as one moves upward
• B) the opportunity cost changes as one moves downward
• C) diminishing returns to production sets in as one moves in either direction
• D) the opportunity cost remains constant at all points

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Definitions:

Continental Collision

A tectonic process whereby two continental plates collide, leading to the formation of mountains and mountain ranges.

Ocean-Continent Convergent Zone

A boundary between tectonic plates where an oceanic plate is subducting beneath a continental plate, often generating volcanic and seismic activity.

Accretionary Prism

A wedge-shaped accumulation of sediment and rock scraped off the top of a descending tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.

Volcanic Mountain Belt

A geographical area consisting of numerous volcanoes which are formed along plate boundaries or over hotspots in Earth's crust.