| A | B |
|---|
| human resources | people |
| unskilled labor | workers who have received no special training and have few specific skills |
| skilled labor | workers who have some special skills, knowledge, or abilities necessary to their work |
| entrepreneurial abilities | ability to operate a business |
| capital resources | money |
| The country that has the world's largest economy. | The United States |
| The country that uses the most energy in the world | The United States |
| Problems found in Canada with the use of energy resources | acid rain, overfishing |
| Problems found in the U.S. due to the use of energy resources. | acid rain from coal, fertilizers contaminated rivers |
| Primary level of economic activity | arvest stuff from the earth |
| Primary economic activities found in the U.S. and Canada | farming, fishing, mining, forestry |
| Secondary level of economic activity | the manufacturing of finished goods |
| some of the secondary level economic activities found in the U.S. | automobile industry, textile industry, steel making, food product manufacturing |
| some of the secondary level economic activities found in Canada | wood and paper industry, fish products, transportation equipment |
| tertiary level of economic activity | the sector that provides services to the general population and to businesses |
| some of the tertiary level economic activities found in the U.S. | aerospace, electronics, government, education |
| some of the tertiary economic activities found in Canada | electronics, education, government |
| The percent of the labor force in the U.S. that are tertiary workers | 80% |
| the percentage of students looking forward to a nice break from school | 100% |
| the percentage of teachers looking forward to winter break | 100% |
