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Unit 3 Vocabulary

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Factors of production
conditions needed to create goods and services in an economy, generally land, labor, and capital
Natural Resource
Materials found in nature that are often used for economic gain
Cultural Diffusion
The process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another
Columbian Exchange
An interchange of plants, animals, disease, people, and culture between the western and Eastern hemispheres
Deforestation
Clearing forests to use the area of other purposes
Renewable resource
Refers to a natural resource that can be replenished naturally
Non-Renewable resource
Refers to natural resources that cannot be remade or replenished
Climate
A pattern resulting from the combination of precipitation and temperature over time in a location
Modification
Process of changing the environment
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