Land Grant - __________________ universities aided farming by conducting scientific
research
satellite - Advancements in _______________ technology have helped to increase farm
yields
corn - America's largest crop is ______________
ethanol - Companies produce ______________________ from America's largest crop
Mandate - The Renewable Fuel ________________ Congress passed requires oil
refiners to include ethanol in an increasing percentage of the gasoline they produce
Organic - _______________ farming uses non-chemical means to produce foods
Flint - The city of ___________, Michigan, experienced an environmental catastrophe in
2014 related to its water supply
Protection - The Environmental _______________ Agency was founded in 1970
business - Th main adversaries in the debate over environmental policy are
environmentalists and conservationists, and _________________ interests
cost-benefit - When making a _________________ analysis, people decide if the cost
of doing something is worth making the choice
inputs - Time, number of people employed, and resources used are involved in
_______________
productivity - When a country has insufficient materials, unreliable electrical service, and
poorly-maintained machines its _______________ will be lower than it could be
investment - A national government can encourage _____________ by keeping tax,
debt, and inflation rates low
poverty - Economic growth lessens ________________ by creating new opportunities
for employment and for entrepreneurs to make profits
margin - During the 1920s, stock buyers bought on ______________ when they put
down 10-25 percent of the stock values and borrowed the rest from the broker
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