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the process of improving the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowlede and technology
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development
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a country that has already made some progress and expects to continue
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developing country
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a country that has progressed fruthed along the development continuum
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developed country
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a country in an earlier stage stage of development
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less developed country
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investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another country is
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direct foreign investment
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workers that directly extract materials from Earth through agriculture
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primary sector
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includes manufacturers that process, transform, and assemble raw materials into useful products. (industry)
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secondary sector
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involves the provision of goods and services to people in exchange for payment.
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tertiary sector
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the gross value of the product minus the costs of raw materials and energy
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value added
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deliberate modification of Earth's surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain
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agriculture
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The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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horticulture
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commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food processing industry, usuuallly through ownership by large corporation
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agribusiness
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Grain or fruit gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season.
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Crop
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seed from various grasses like wheat, corn, oats, barlet, rice, millet, and others.
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grain
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an agricultural practice that preserves and enhances environmental quality.
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sustainable agriculture
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production of food primarily for the consumption by the farmers family.
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subsistence agriculture
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the invention and rapid diffusion of more productive agricultural techniques during the 1970's and 1980 is called
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the green revolution
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a crop that is planted in the autumn and develops a strong root system before growth stops for the winter
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winter wheat
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commerical gardening and fruit farming so named because truck was a middle english word meaning bartering or the exchange of commodities
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truck farming
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transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low paid, less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries
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new international division of labor
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Factories built by US companies in Mexico near the US border, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico.
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Mquiladora
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a fabric made by weaving, used in making clothign
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textile
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A US state that has passed a law preventing a union and company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment.
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right to work laws
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where did the industrial revolution originate?
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England and southern scotland
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What time period did the industrial revolution originate?
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late 1700's
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a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.
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industrial revolution
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any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it.
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service
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the principal purpose of ----------is to provide services to individual consumers who desire them and can afford to pay for them
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consumer services
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The principal purpose of---------is to faciliate other businesses
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business services
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the purpose of --------is to provide security and protection for citizens and businesses.
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public services
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what are some types of consumer services?
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Retail, education, health, leisure and hospitality.
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What are some types of business services
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financial services professional services and transportation services
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the maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service
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range
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the largest settlement in a country, if it has more than twice as many people as the second ranking settlement
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primate city
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What is an example of a primate city
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In denmark a city called Copenhagen
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a sovereign state compromising a city and its immediate hinterland
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city state
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