Measurements of Economic Inequality Indicate That

question 4

Multiple Choice

Measurements of economic inequality indicate that

• A) the income gap between Blacks and Whites has closed in recent years.
• B) net worth among all groups is now relatively equal.
• C) the poverty rate is higher for Blacks and Hispanics than it is for Whites and Asians.
• D) poverty among members of racial minority groups has been increasing since the 1960s.

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Definitions:

Subduction Zone

A region where one tectonic plate slides underneath another, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Volcanoes

Openings in the Earth's crust through which molten rock, ash, and gases are ejected.

Plate Tectonics

A scientific theory explaining the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates, over the more fluid asthenosphere.

Asthenosphere

The highly viscous, mechanically weak, and ductilely-deforming region of the upper mantle of the Earth, which lies just below the lithosphere.