In Every Western Country for Which Records Exist, There Has

question 94

Multiple Choice

In every Western country for which records exist, there has been a downward trend in the age of menarche over the last 150 years due to improvement of nutritional and medical knowledge.This trend is known as the __________.

• A)secular trend
• B)lowering trend
• C)early onset trend
• D)sooner trend

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Definitions:

Military Spending

Financial allocation by a government for the maintenance and operation of armed forces, including expenses related to salaries, equipment, training, and facilities.

Automatic Stabilizer

Economic policies and programs designed to offset fluctuations in a nation's economic activity without additional government action, such as progressive tax rates and unemployment benefits.

Government Purchases

Expenditures by government bodies on goods and services that directly absorb resources or services and are part of government consumption expenditure and gross investment.

Net Taxes

The difference between the total amount of taxes collected by the government and any transfers or subsidies it pays out.