ch 2 Flashcards

(16 cards)

1
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production/distribution/consumption

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2 basic functions of the economy

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2
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is a collection of technological, legal and social arraignments through which individuals in society seek to increase their material.
2 basic forms production and distribution/ consumption

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economy

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3
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Rpr

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producer recycled

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4
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Rp

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producer residuals

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5
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Rpd

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producer discharged

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6
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Rc

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consumer resdiuals

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7
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Rcr

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consumer recycled

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8
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Rcd

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consumer discharged

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9
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shows combinations of output that an economy can produce with a given set of resources.

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ppc curve

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10
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pollution that will be with us forever.(no going back)

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cumulative pollutant

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11
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pollutant that if sourse is shut down it stops emitting(noise)

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nocumlative

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12
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noise pollution,and the degradation of visual enviroment. affects small groups of people in a local area.

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local pollutants

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13
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acid rain. have widespread impacts over a large region.

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regional poulltants

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14
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the ozone depleting, chemical changes in the earths ozone.

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Global pollutants

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15
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no well defined points of discharge(waste diffused unseen.)

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nonpoint source pollutants

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16
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defined points of discharge.(smokestacks)

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point source discharge