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Because Americans use more oil than the country produces, the United States has to ____________________.
a. use different kinds of energy
b. export oil to other countries
c. import oil from other countries
d. set up trade agreements with other countries
c. import oil from other countries
The spread of human settlement into natural areas is ____________________.
a. fossil fuel
b. acid rain
c. conservation
d. urbanization
e. urban sprawl
e. urban sprawl
The amount of a product or service that producers are willing to sell at all possible market prices is called ____________________.
a. free enterprise
b. stock
c. profit
d. biotechnology
e. supply
f. demand
e. supply
Which countries are the major trading partners of the United States?
Canada and Mexico
Why do countries sign trade agreements with each other?
a. to keep each other secure
b. to help them do business
c. to increase the trade deficit
d. to decrease the trade surplus
b. to help them do business
____________________ is the change from rural to city living.
a. fossil fuel
b. acid rain
c. conservation
d. urbanization
e. urban sprawl
d. urbanization
The study of cells to find ways of improving health is called ____________________.
a. free enterprise
b. stock
c. profit
d. biotechnology
e. supply
f. demand
d. biotechnology
Why is Niagara Falls important to Ontario?
The power of the flowing water is used to create hydroelectricity.
The Pacific is a region with many resources. California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii have rich soil. Farmers there raise fruits, vegetables, and coffee. California has gold, lead, and copper. The oil industry is important in Alaska. So are the timber and fishing industries. The beautiful landscape and beaches help to make tourism an important industry throughout the region.
In what state of the Pacific region is the oil industry important?
a. California
b. Oregon
c. Hawaii
d. Alaska
d. Alaska
Rain that contains high amounts of harmful chemicals is called ____________________.
a. fossil fuel
b. acid rain
c. conservation
d. urbanization
e. urban sprawl
b. acid rain
____________________ is part ownership in a company.
a. free enterprise
b. stock
c. profit
d. biotechnology
e. supply
f. demand
b. stock
Pollution is a problem in both the United States and Canada. Burning fossil fuels is the main reason for pollution. People in both countries burn fossil fuels to get energy to run homes, cars, and factories. Many people believe that energy with little or no pollution should be used. One such energy is solar energy. It uses sunlight to turn heat into electricity. Another kind is wind energy. Wind is used to move machines that make electricity. Hydroelectric power is another kind of energy that uses falling water to produce electricity.
How are solar energy, wind energy, and hyrdroelectric power alike?
a. They cause little or no pollution.
b. They cannot make electricity.
c. They are the main reason for pollution.
d. They are hard to make.
a. They cause little or no pollution.
Coal is a ____________________.
a. fossil fuel
b. acid rain
c. conservation
d. urbanization
e. urban sprawl
a. fossil fuel
The amount of money left over after all the costs of production have been paid is called ____________________.
a. free enterprise
b. stock
c. profit
d. biotechnology
e. supply
f. demand
c. profit
A country that spends more on imports than its exports has a ____________________.
a. tariff
b. trade deficit
c. trade surplus
b. trade deficit
____________________ is the protection and careful use of natural resources.
a. fossil fuel
b. acid rain
c. conservation
d. urbanization
e. urban sprawl
c. conservation
A tax on goods brought into a country is a ____________________.
a. tariff
b. trade deficit
c. trade surplus
a. tariff