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Louisiana Economics
Chapter 3: Sections 3&4
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Economics
8th Grade
11/04/2009

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Agrobuisness
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the new term for the agricultural shift from small farms and plantations to large farms worked by fewer people
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Sugar cane & sweet potatoes
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louisiana is ranked 2nd in the production of these two crops
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Mineral resources
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these are inorganic substances fromed by the Earth's geological processes
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gravel & sand
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two expamples of construction resources are ______ & ________.
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1901
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________-the date of the first oil well dug in LA
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10%
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The percentage of US oil reserves found in LA
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natural gas
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1/4 of the nations supply of this is found in LA
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salt
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this natural resource was used as money at one time and is now used to make chemicals and other products like plastic
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lignite
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this natural resource is a soft, brownish-black coal
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biological resources
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this is the scientific term for flaura and fauna
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50%
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this is the percentage of louisiana that is in forest
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Black Bear
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_____ is the largest wild animal in LA and is endagered
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Capital Resources
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the term for human-made products used to produce goods and services
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economic tibulators
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What is the term for information about the economy?
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gross domestic products
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the term for the amount of goods and services produced in the US
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consumer price index
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term that is used to describe when prices are measured
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inflation
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the term used to describe the steady increase in sonsumer price index
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unemployment rate
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the term for the percentage of people out of jobs
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super port
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the name of the area where large oil tankers dock
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tourism & movie-making
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Two examples of the service industries in the state
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free mainpulators
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the term for private goods and services
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space shuttles
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these are assembled in New Oreleans as part of the aerospace and aviation industry
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