 | Term | Definition |
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free enterprise system |
built on the idea that individual people have the right to run businesses to make a profit |
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United States |
country with the world's largest economy |
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services |
largest part of the economy |
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service industry |
a business that provides services to people instead of producing goods |
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navigable |
wide and deep enough to allow ships |
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fossil fuels |
coal, oil, and natural gas |
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acid rain |
rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
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landfills |
the areas where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
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recycling |
reusing materials instead of throwing them out |
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free trade |
taking down trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas |
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Midwest |
region called "America's Breadbasket" |
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gold and silver |
the discovery of these resources first brought settlers to the Interior West |
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NAFTA |
agreement that promised to remove all barriers to trade among Mexico, Canada, and the United States |
