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17 Cards in this Set
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natural resources
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material people take from the environment to meet their needs
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geothermal energy
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energy produced from the earth's internal heat
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commercial farming
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agriculture with the goal of raising crops or livestock to sell
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fossil fuels
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energy source formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals
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cottage industry
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a trade that usually involves the production of something by hand
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solar energy
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energy produced by the sun
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quaternary economic activity
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job that focuses on the acquisition, processing, and sharing of information
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nuclear energy
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splitting of uranium atoms to release their stored energy
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subsistence farming
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growing only enough food to feed a family or village
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imports
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goods brought into a country
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commercial industries
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factories that produce large quantities of manufacture goods, often for sale to other countries
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nonrenewable resources
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resources that cannot be replace when they are used
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secondary economic activity
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when people use raw materials to produce or manufacture new products of greater value
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tertiary economic activity
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pursue activities that serve others
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renewable resources
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resources that the environment continues to supply or replace
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exports
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goods sent out of a country
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primary economic activity
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jobs that directly take or use natural resources
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