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This system allows people to own, operate, and profit from their own businesses.
Market Economy
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During this era less emphasis was placed on heavy industry and traditional manufacturing while more emphasis was placed on service and high-tech. businesses.
Post-industrial
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In this area there is a high concentration of office buildings and retail shops. It is easily accessible to city and suburbs - typically called "downtown".
Central Business District
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This place in California is home to 20 of the world's 100 largest high-tech. companies.
Silicon Valley
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This extends from the Great Lakes to the east. I contains older industrial areas.
Manufacturing Belt
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Converting old factories for use in new industries.
Retooling
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Agricultural goods.
Commodities
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Land suitable for farming.
Arable
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When there is a total control of an industry by one person or one company.
Monopoly
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The merging of economies in which countries are inter-connected and become dependent on one another for goods and services.
Global Economy
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When a country spends more on imports than it takes in from exports.
Trade Deficit
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When a country takes in more from exports than it spends on imports.
Trade Surplus
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Taxes countries place on imports.
Tariffs
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What are some drawbacks of introducing non-native species of plants and animals?
- Blocked waterways
- crop destruction
- displacement of crucial native species
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What are the benefits of nuclear energy?
- No greenhouse gases
- Stable energy prices
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What are the drawbacks of nuclear energy?
- Spent fuel stays radioactive.
- Potential for accidents or attack.
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Benefits of fossil energy?
Easiest to transport and store.
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Drawbacks of fossil energy?
- emits greenhouse gases
- extraction can cause destruction of land
- nonrenewable
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Benefits of solar/wind energy?
- No waste production
- usable in remote areas
- renewable
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Drawbacks of solar/wind energy?
- high initial costs
- power depends on a variable source
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Benefits of hydro-electric energy?
- low operating costs
- emits little carbon dioxide
- long life span
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Drawbacks of hydro-electric energy?
- requires lots of space
- High initial cost
- can threaten recreation, flow of rivers and aquatic life.
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What steps have the United States and Canada taken to combat pollution?
- Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement - combats pollution in lakes.
- U.S. passed the Clean Water Act - it is restoring U.S. waters.
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What other steps might the U. S. be able to take to combat pollution?
- Get rid of....
- asbestos
- sewage
- chemical dumping and other industrial waste
- making water treatment mandatory
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Setting up plants service industries and other businesses abroad to produce parts and products for domestic use or sale.
Outsourcing
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Taking out whole forests when harvesting timber.
Clear-cutting
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Precipitation carrying high amounts of acidic material.
Acid Rain
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Sun's rays interact with auto exhaust gases and industrial emissions, forming a visible haze - it damages or kills plants, harms people's eyes, throats, and lungs.
Smog
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The process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients. Encourages algae, which can use all the oxygen.
Eutrophication
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How did the distribution of jobs in the U.S. change between 1900 and 2003?
- The jobs moved mostly from agricultural to industrial.
- The jobs were mostly service jobs in the post-industrial era.
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How does the amount of arable land in the U.S. compare to the amount of arable land in Canada?
Arable land makes up 1 billion acres in the U.S. - roughly 6 times as much as the 167 million acres in Canada.
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What factors contributed to the spread of Cattle ranches and in turn the dairy farms in the United States?
- Breeds of cattle which need less room to graze grew.
- Improved feed sources
- Automation
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