Name the Region: U.S. (northeast, midwest, south, interior west, or Pacific)
Name the Region: Canada (Atlantic, central and eastern, west, or north)
100
Business owners produce what they think will make the most _____________, or the most money after business expenses are paid.
profits
100
Some countries place a _______________, or tax on imports in order to protect their own industries from foreign competition.
tariff
100
What is formed when pollution mixes with water vapor in the air?
acid rain
100
This region's economic focuses include fishing, timber, technology, and movies.
Pacific
100
This region's economic focuses include minerals such as gold and diamonds.
north
200
In a _____________, people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want with limited government involvement.
free market
200
In 2003, Canada opposed the U.S. decision to invade _____________, following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Iraq
200
Places that have been abandoned and may contain dangerous chemicals are known as _____________.
brownfields
200
This region's economic focuses include business, trade, financing, and biotechnology.
northeast
200
This region's economic focuses include paper, hydroelectric power, financing, and mining.
central and eastern
300
A ______________ provides the greatest chance for high financial payoff.
stock
300
Name the countries that make up the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Canada, Mexico, and the United States
300
Burning ____________ fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas causes pollution in the air.
fossil
300
This region's economic focus includes farming. It is no longer a center of manufacturing.
midwest
300
This region's economic focuses include farming, ranching, and tourism.
west
400
A _______________ exists when a country earns more from exports than it spends for imports.
trade surplus
400
In the past, the United States and Canada have sent ______________ to troubled areas of the world to serve as peacekeepers.
soldiers
400
A rise in sea levels, drought conditions, and melting polar ice caps are all predicted results of what phenomenon?
global warming
400
This region's economic focuses include information technology, service, mining, ranching, and lumber.
interior west
400
This region's economic focuses include manufacturing, mining, and tourism.
Atlantic
500
A _____________ exists when a country spends more on imports than it earns from exports.
trade deficit
500
The United States and Canada both have strong roles in the ___________________, the world organization that promotes cooperation among nations in settling disputes.
United Nations
500
Loss of farmland and wilderness areas are the results of _____________________.
urban sprawl
500
This region's economic focuses include textiles, manufacturing, and tourism.
south
500
Which Canadian region includes Manitoba and Saskatchewan?