A Production Possibilities Frontier Can Shift Outward If

question 198

Multiple Choice

A production possibilities frontier can shift outward if

• A)government increases the amount of money in the economy.
• B)there is a technological improvement.
• C)resources are shifted from the production of one good to the production of the other good.
• D)the economy abandons inefficient production methods in favor of efficient production methods.

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Definitions:

Encomienda System

A labor system in Spanish America granting colonists the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the indigenous inhabitants.

Tributary Indian Villages

Native American communities that were subjugated by colonial powers to pay tribute, either in goods or labor.

Conquistadors

The soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires who established dominion over much of the Americas and Asia from the 15th to 17th centuries.

Voyages of Exploration

Expeditions undertaken from the late 15th century onwards by European powers to discover and map new lands, establishing trade routes and colonies.