The Relation Between a Country's Level of Saving and Investment

question 80

Multiple Choice

The relation between a country's level of saving and investment:

• A) affects its trade balances.
• B) does not affect an open economy.
• C) has often been used to correct a trade deficit but not a trade surplus.
• D) pertains to trade surpluses only.
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Definitions:

Island Arc

Curved chains of volcanic islands located at convergent tectonic plate boundaries, often formed from the subduction of an oceanic plate under another oceanic plate.

Mid-ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics, that marks the site of upwelling magma creating new oceanic crust.

Caldera-forming Eruptions

Volcanic eruptions that create large, basin-shaped depressions called calderas, formed by the collapse of a volcano into emptied magma chambers.

Ash Layers

Stratified deposits resulting from the settling of volcanic ash ejected during volcanic eruptions, which can cover large areas and form distinctive markers in the geological record.