Theme 3: Economic Development

Assembly

• Putting together components to make a product

• Disassembling products into parts

• Designing new components for products

• Testing the functionality of a product

Multiplier effect

• Economic impact of tourism on local economies

• Increase in local employment due to tourism

• Rise in property values in tourist areas

• Boost in local business revenues unrelated to tourism

Waste

• Unwanted or unusable materials

• Materials that are recycled

• Items that are valuable

• Products that are in high demand

Enhanced global warming

• Accelerated increase in Earth's temperature due to human activity

• Natural fluctuations in climate patterns

• Decrease in greenhouse gas emissions

• Cooling of the Earth's atmosphere due to volcanic activity

Labour

• Workforce involved in production

• A type of machinery used in factories

• A government policy on employment

• A financial term related to wages

GNP

• Gross National Product

• Gross National Profit

• General National Product

• Gross Net Product

Human attractions

• Natural wonders that attract visitors

• Man-made or cultural sites that attract visitors

• Wildlife reserves and parks

• Historical battlefields and monuments

Air pollution

• Contamination of the air

• Excessive noise in the environment

• Presence of harmful chemicals in water

• Depletion of the ozone layer

Coal

• A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock

• A type of renewable energy source

• A mineral used in jewelry making

• A form of natural gas

Industrial system

• The method of producing goods

• A type of economic model

• A system for waste management

• A framework for social interaction