Unit 3 Vocabulary

Front

Conditions needed to create goods and services in an economy, generally land, labor, and capital

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Factors of production

Front

Materials found in nature that are often used for economic gain

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Natural resource

Front

The process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another

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Cultural diffusion

Front

An interchange of plants, animals, disease, people, and culture between the Western and Eastern hemispheres following the voyages of Columbus

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Columbian Exchange

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Clearing forests to use the area for other purposes

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Deforestation

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Refers to a natural resource that can be replenished naturally

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Renewable resource

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Refers to natural resources that cannot be remade or replenished

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Non-renewable resource

Front

A pattern resulting from the combination of precipitation and temperature over time in a location

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Climate

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Process of changing the environment

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Modification