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| 9369258477 | consumptive water usage | the use of water that evaporates rather than being returned to nature as a liquid |  | 0 |
| 9369242793 | bulk gaining industry | an industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs makes something that gains volume or weight during production |  | 1 |
| 9369251642 | bulk reducing industry | An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs. an economic activity in which the final product weighs less than its inputs |  | 2 |
| 9369255803 | chlorofluorocarbon | a gas used as a solvent, a propellant in aerosols, a refrigerant, and in plastic foams and fire extinguishers |  | 3 |
| 9369258845 | cottage industry | a method of production in which tasks are done by individuals in their rural homes a business that employs workers in their homes |  | 4 |
| 9369261490 | fission | The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy. cell division that forms two genetically identical cells |  | 5 |
| 9369265157 | fordist production | form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly mass production |  | 6 |
| 9369265158 | fossil fuel | Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals. |  | 7 |
| 9369267573 | fusion | Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium. union; synthesis |  | 8 |
| 9369267574 | geothermal energy | Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks. Energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth |  | 9 |
| 9369271176 | greenhouse effect | warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere |  | 10 |
| 9369275066 | just In time delivery | shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed |  | 11 |
| 9369277571 | labor intensive industry | an industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses an industry for which labor costs make up a high percentage of total expenses |  | 12 |
| 9369279564 | maquiladora | in Mexico, a manufacturing plant owned by a foreign company |  | 13 |
| 9369284477 | new international division of labor | Selective transfer of skilled jobs in MDCs to LDCs that still allow skilled jobs to exist in MDCs |  | 14 |
| 9369290269 | nonconsumptive water usage | the use of water that is returned to nature as a liquid |  | 15 |
| 9369293265 | nonpoint source pollution | pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single, specific site |  | 16 |
| 9369302107 | nonrenewable energy | A source of energy that is a finite supply capable of being exhausted. |  | 17 |
| 9369302108 | outsourcing | using suppliers outside the company to provide goods and services |  | 18 |
| 9369305257 | ozone | A form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two. |  | 19 |
| 9369307675 | passive solar energy systems | solar energy systems that collect energy without the use of mechanical devices |  | 20 |
| 9369309595 | photochemical smog | air pollution that forms from the interaction between chemicals in the air and sunlight |  | 21 |
| 9369312805 | point source pollution | pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source |  | 22 |
| 9369312806 | pollution | Release of harmful materials into the environment Addition of more waste than a resource can accommodate. |  | 23 |
| 9369319166 | post-fordist production | adoption by companies of flexible work rules |  | 24 |
| 9369323230 | potential reserve | the amount of a resource in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist |  | 25 |
| 9369323231 | proven reserve | the amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits |  | 26 |
| 9369326237 | recycling | Convert waste into reusable material. the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products |  | 27 |
| 9369326238 | remanufacturing | the rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product |  | 28 |
| 9369333099 | renewable energy | A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans. Any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible given current conditions. |  | 29 |
| 9369333100 | right to work law | state law making it illegal to require a worker to join a union |  | 30 |
| 9369336384 | sanitary landfill | a landfill that holds nonhazardous waste such as municipal solid waste and construction debris a low area where waste is buried between layers of earth a landfill that holds nonhazardous waste such as municipal solid waste and construction debris |  | 31 |
| 9369336385 | site factors | result from the unique characteristics of a location particular to a geographic location and focus on varying costs of land, labor, and capital result from the unique characteristics of a location |  | 32 |
| 9369340766 | situation factors | location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory |  | 33 |
| 9369346212 | vertical integration | acquiring firms at different levels of channel activity An attempt by one company to simultaneously control several related aspects of the media business. acquiring firms at different levels of channel activity |  | 34 |
