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Chapter 11 Vocabulary: Industry and Energy

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Bulk-gaining industry   show
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Bulk-reducing industry   show
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show A gas used as a solvent, a propellant in aerosols, a refrigerant, and in plastic foams and fire extinguishers.  
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Consumptive water usage   show
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show Manufacturing based in homes rather than in factories, most common prior to the industrial revolution  
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Fission   show
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show A form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly  
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show An energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago  
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Fusion   show
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Geothermal energy   show
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Greenhouse effect   show
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show Shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed.  
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show An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses.  
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show A factory built by a U.S. company in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage of the much lower labor costs in Mexico.  
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New international division of labor   show
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Nonconsumptive water usage   show
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show Pollution that originates from a large, diffuse area  
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show A source of energy that has a finite supply capable of being exhausted.  
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Outsourcing   show
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Ozone   show
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Passive solar energy systems   show
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Photochemical smog   show
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show Pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source  
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Pollution   show
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Post-Fordist production   show
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Potential reserve   show
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Recycling   show
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show The rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused, repaired, and new parts  
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show A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by people  
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Right to work law   show
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Sanitary landfill   show
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Site factors   show
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show Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory.  
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Vertical integration   show
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