The Cost to Live in a Retirement Community Is Typically

question 43

Multiple Choice

The cost to live in a retirement community is typically between $2,000 and $6,000 per month for an apartment and meals. In addition, residents must usually pay entrance fees of as much as

• A)a month's rent.
• B)six months of Social Security payments.
• C)a half a million dollars.
• D)a quarter of a million dollars.

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Definitions:

Hot Spot

A volcanically active site interpreted to be above an unusually high-temperature region in the deep crust and upper mantle.

Crust Thickness

The measurement of the Earth's outermost layer's depth, varying between the oceanic and continental crusts.

Oceanic Crust

The thin part of Earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins, composed mostly of basalt and denser than the continental crust.

Core

The innermost part of the Earth, composed primarily of iron and nickel, divided into a solid inner core and a liquid outer core.