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arable land
Definition
land that is fertile enough for growing crops
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base metals
Definition
any metal other than a precious or noble metal, as copper,lead, zincor tin.
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canneries
Definition
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fishor fruit are canned.
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commercial timber
Definition
wood that is sold
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economic zone
Definition
the coastal water andsea bed around a country's shores, to which it claims exclusiverights for fishing, oil exploration, fishing, etc
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fossil fuels
Definition
any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas,derived from the remains of former life.
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mining operation
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is work done in mines, like sluicing, dredging, and panning.
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natural resource
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are resources found on the land naturally such as; animals, plants, and metals.
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non-renewable resource
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are resources like oil that once it's gone there no way to get it  back.
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old growth
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forest growth consisting of mature or over mature trees.
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open-pit mining
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 is a method of extracting rock and minerals from the ground. There is no tunneling method used. The open pit method is used when there are mineral and rocks close to the surface and are easier to get to.
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ore
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a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
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precious metals
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a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
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primary economic activity
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Primary economic activities are those activities where natural resources are extracted from the earth. Examples of primary activities are mining, farming and fishing.
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pulp and paper
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is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood pulp is the most common raw material in papermaking.
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refinery
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an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum.
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renewable resource
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is a resource that will never be totally depleated. it always comes back like plants.
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resource based economy
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It is a system in which all goods and services are available without the use of money, credits, barter or any other system of debt or servitude.
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smelter
Definition
a person who owns or works in a place where ores are smelted
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softwood lumber
Definition
While the countervailing duty investigation ended when Canada and the United States signed the Softwood Lumber Agreement
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structural materials
Definition
Structural engineering depends on the knowledge of materials and their properties, in order to understand how different materials support and resist loads.
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tailings
Definition
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
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thermal coal
Definition
coal thats bin made or recyclde and it's used in trains, dimonds, ect.
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underground mining
Definition
is like tunnal mining were you have to go under to mining the metal that you  are mining for.
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sustainability
Definition
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
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stewardship
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a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
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goods sector
Definition
A category of stocks related to the manufacture or distribution of goods. The sector is diverse, containing companies that manufacture machinery used to create capital goods, electrical equipment, aerospace and defense, engineering and construction projects
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service sector
Definition
Examples of service sector jobs include housekeeping, psychotherapy, tax preparation, guided tours, nursing and teaching. By contrast, individuals employed in the industrial/manufacturing sector might produce goods such as cars, clothing and toys

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new economy
Definition
is the change in the economy
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value added
Definition
when value is added to a object.
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