The Fastest Growing Nations Today

question 109

Multiple Choice

The fastest growing nations today

• A)are not saving but instead are investing.
• B)have erected many trade barriers to protect domestic firms.
• C)have the fastest growing exports and imports.
• D)have non-democratic political systems.
• E)have the government directing all their research and development.

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Definitions:

Ambrosia

In mythology, it is the food or drink of the gods, thought to confer immortality, but in a general context, it refers to something very pleasing to taste or smell.

Seafloor Spreading

The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and moves away from the ridge, contributing to continental drift.

Subduction

When tectonic plates converge, the movement of one plate beneath another into the mantle is referred to as subduction.

Continental Margins

The zones of the ocean floor that separate the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust, including the continental shelf, slope, and rise.