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Renewable Resources minerals that can be used and replaced over a relatively short time period; ex: trees, beans, bananas, sugar, tea Nonrenewable Resources resources such as fossil fuels, which can not be made again. Inexhaustible Energy Sources sources of energy that are so abundant or continuous that they do not require replacement over time such as wind, tides, and sunlight. Gross National Product The total value of goods and services, including income received from abroad, produced by the residents of a country within a specific time period, usually one year. Gross Domestic Product The total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country during a specific time period, usually one year. State/Country an independent unit that occupies a specific area and has total control of its internal and external affairs Nation a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a long sense of unity Nation-State when a nation and a state occupy the same area deciduous a name for trees which lose their leaves every year coniferous term used to refer to trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles permafrost permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground, found in tundra reigons