| A | B |
|---|
| free enterprise system | people own and run businesses with little government control |
| farm belt | productive farms found in the Midwest |
| acid rain | rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
| service industry | businesses that provides services to people instead of goods |
| Northeast | manufacturing, trade, and fishing are the economic heartbeat of this region |
| Great Lakes and Ohio River | major waterways of the Midwest |
| Interior West | Which U.S. economic region is known for "ranching"? |
| Eastern, deep water harbor cities | New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore |
| agriculture | cultivating the land...farming, growing crops, raising animals |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| Original NAFTA Countries | US, Canada and Mexico |
| industrialized | a country where "industry" has replaced "agriculture" as the leading economic activity |
| navigable | a river that is wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
| fossil fuels | coal, oil, and natural gas |
| landfills | areas where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
| recycling | reusing materials instead of throwing them out |
| free trade | taking down trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas so that goods flow freely among countries |
| The South | the traditional agricultural image of this warm region is changing to one of manufacturing, service, and tourism |
| Texas | state that has more farms than any other in the country |
| Midwest | This regions has been called the "nation's breadbasket". |
| Detroit | What city, the center of the auto industry is called "Motown" short for Motor Town |
| Los Angeles | What city is the world capital of the movie industry? |
