The highest elevation in the San Gabriel Mountains is 3,069 meters. Given your answer to (4) above, does this seem at least possible as the result of cumulative small uplifts due to recurring earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault? What might account for the difference between the maximum uplift you calculated and the actual elevation of these mountains?

Which of the following statements best describes the quantity theory of inflation? a.inflation occurs because production cost rise and this cost increase is passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices b. inflation occurs because there is too much money in the economy c. inflation occurs because demand of good and services exceeds existing supplies d. none of these