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51 Cards in this Set
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a written contract explaining what an insurance company will cover, how much it will pay and how much you will pay
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policy
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the management of money
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finance
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recieved by a person or organization because of effort or from return on investments
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income
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a fee charrged by a bank or credit card company for the use of its money
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interest
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money left over after expenses are paid
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profit
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a small piece or share of a corporation you own
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stock
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money recieved by stockholdersfor each share of stock they own
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dividend
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wealth in the form of money, buildings, properties, equipment and goods a business owns
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capital
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the amount of loss you must pay out of pocket before the nsurance company will step in and pay the rest
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deductible
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provides financial support for your family members in the event of your untimely death
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life insurance
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a means of guaranteeing your financial protection againsts various risks
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insurance
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an individual's income after deductions, credits and taxes are subtracted from the gross income
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net income
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deductions from pay checks and income that goes toward the Social Security program and Medicare
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FICA
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used to determine the health of the country's economy
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gross national product
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a fee that covers the stock broker's charfe for processing and transaction
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commission
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a collection of securities in a portfolio that is managed by an investment company
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mutual fund
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the chance of loss from some time of danger
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risk
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the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes
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latitude
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the angular distance of east or west on the earth's surface, usually expressed in degrees and minutes
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longitude
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the year in which the National Hurrican Center began to name storms
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1953
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the year male names were used first
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1979
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name of the scale in which the strength of a hurricane is measured
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Saffir-Simpson
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occurs when the maximum suistained surface wind speed is 38 mph or less
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tropical depression
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occurs when the surface winds are between 39 and 74 miles per hour
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tropical storm
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the order of development
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tropical wave<tropical depression<tropical storm<hurricane
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NHC
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National Hurricane Center
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NWS
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National Weather Service
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FEMA
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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used to name storms when all of the alphabet letters hve been used up
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greek alphabet
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identifies storms that form in the Atlantic oceans
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hurricane
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isentifies storms formed in the indian ocean
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cyclone
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NOAA
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national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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most turbulent part of a hurricane's anatomy
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eyewall
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raised or grooved patterns on the roadway that helps prevent accidents
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rumble strips
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rumble strips are an effective contermeasure for preventing what?
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roadway departure crashes
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what are the two main applications of rubble strips
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centerline and shoulder strips
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what three things cause run-off road crahses
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fatigue, drowsiness and inattention
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prevents run off the road crahses
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shoulder rumble strips
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MDOT
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Mississippi Department of Transportation
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What are the three regions of MDOT?
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Northern, Southern, and Central
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How many highway districts are there under MDOT
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7
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there are four divisions in MDOT's Mississippi Intermodal Transportation System:
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auronatics<highway travel<waterways and rail
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what two US states can be circumnavigated
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Mississippi and hawaii
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what port has the nation's largest banana/tropical fruit handling facilities
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port of gulfport
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goals that the solution to a design problem must fullfill
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design criteria
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a method of finding out what potential buyers want in a product
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consumer research
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a method of gathering information in which one or more people suggest ideas without ttrying to perfect them first.
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brainstorming
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a mosel that looks liek the real product but does not necessarily work or contain the actual materials or mechanisms of the real product
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mock-up
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the first working model of a device or product
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prototype
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to use a product under realistic circumstances to see how well it works
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field-test
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gathering information about competition for a new product or service
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market research
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