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| resources that must be altered, or changed, before they can be used |
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| any useful material that can be found in the environment |
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| Define recyclable resource |
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| a resource that cycles through natural processes in the environment; water, nitrogen, and carbon are recyclable resources |
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| Define renewable resource |
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| a natural resource that the environment continues to supply or replace as it is used; trees, water, and wind are renewable resources |
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| Define nonrenewable resource |
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| a resource that cannot be replaced once it is used; nonrenewable resources incude fossil fuels such as coal and oil, and minerals such as iron, copper, and gold |
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| any one of several nonrenewable resources such as coal, oil, or natural gas, created from the remains of plants and animals |
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| the process of turning raw materials into a finished product |
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| Define a developed nation |
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| a country with a modern industrial society and a well-developed economy |
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| Define a developing nation |
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| a country with relatively low industrial production, often lacking modern technology |
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| Define commercial farming |
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| farming that is done by companies; commercial farms are large and use modern technology; also, the raising of crops and livestock for sale in outside markets |
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| Define subsistence farming |
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| the practice of growing only as much food as a group of people need to survive |
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| a large, usually one-crop farm with many workers living on it; common in the Southern United States before the Civil War |
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| economic and military aid to another country |
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