The Economy of Texas Ch 10

industries, refineries, and factories that use gas and oil to make products

• petrochemical industry
• philanthropist

• recession

• independent

a person who gives away money to help others

• interdependent

• philanthropist

• recession

• software

a period of reduced economic activity

• pesticide

• aerospace

• recession

• software

an industry that builds and operated aircraft, spacecraft, and satellites

• petrochemical industry

• aerospace

• recession

• technology

the use of scientific knowledge, skills, and tools to help people meet their needs

• interdependent

• aerospace

• software

• technology

special programs that tell computers what to do

• pesticide

• philanthropist

• software

• technology

reliant on one another to meet ones needs and wants

• pesticide

• philanthropist

• interdependent

• technology

a chemical that kills the pests that damage crops

• pesticide

• aerospace

• petrochemical industry

• software

pg 348 Which state is the leading producer of oil in the United States?

• Oklahoma

• Arkansas

• Texas

• New York

pg 349: The _______ of the 1970s attracted new people to Texas.

• oil boom

• philanthropists

• recession

• education