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Manufacturing
April 8, 2011
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Economics
4th Grade
04/08/2011

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Term
Manufacture
Definition
To Make
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Tourism
Definition
Visitors come to NH
Term
State's Economy
Definition
Money in NH
Term
Textile
Definition
Fabric or Cloth
Term
Jobs of New Hampshire's first people
Definition
farmers
Term
River that River Ran Wild is based on
Definition
Nashua River
Term
New Hampshire's only Raw or natural material
Definition
timber/lumber
Term
New Hampshire's major industries
Definition
Farming, mining, tourism, lumber, technology
Term
Things that grow in NH
Definition
corn, bean, strawberries, blueberries, maple syrup
Term
Products we make in NH
Definition
computer parts, crafts, shoes, clothes, plastics, electronics
Term
Tourist regions
Definition
Seacoast, Lakes, Great North Woods, Monadnock, White Mountains, Merrimack River Valley, Connecticut River Valley
Term
What do tourists do at the Seacoast?
Definition
beaches, state park, boating
Term
What do tourists do in the Lakes Region?
Definition
swimming, golf, Funspot
Term
What do tourists do in the Great North Woods?
Definition
Camping, fishing, hiking
Term
Has farming increased or decreased since the 1800s?
Definition
Decreased
Term
Describe what happened over a long period of time in "A River Ran Wild."
Definition
Mills dumped waste in the river. River got clogged with pulp. Animals stopped living there. It was cleaned up and animals came back.
Term
Describe working conditions in the Bobbin Girl.
Definition
Long hours, low pay, breathing dust, dangerous machinery, lung disease
Term
Describe working conditions in the Bobbin Girl.
Definition
Long hours, low pay, breathing dust, dangerous machinery, lung disease
Term
Describe why the service industry makes so much money.
Definition
Because we have so many people coming to NH to visit.
Term
What is the "Service Industry?"
Definition
Workers who help tourists or visitors who come to NH.
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