APHG Unit 7 Vocab Industry + Energy

Shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed.

The amount of a resource in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist

A U.S. law that prevents a union and a company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join the union as a condition of employment.

An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs.

An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs.

A gas used as a solvent, a propellant in aerosols, a refrigerant, and in plastic foams and fire extinguishers.

The use of water that evaporates rather than being returned to nature as a liquid.

Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.

The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy.

Form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly.

An energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago.

Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium.

Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks.

The anticipated increase in Earth's temperature, caused by carbon dioxide (emitted by burning fossil fuels) trapping some of the radiation emitted by the surface.

An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses.

A factory built by a U.S. company in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage of the much lower labor costs in Mexico.

Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries.

The use of water that is returned to nature as a liquid.

Pollution that originates from a large, diffuse area.

A source of energy that is a finite supply capable of being exhausted.

A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.

A gas that absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation, found in the stratosphere, a zone between 15 and 50 kilometers (9 to 30 miles) above Earth's surface.

Solar energy systems that collect energy without the use of mechanical devices.

An atmospheric condition formed through a combination of weather conditions and pollution, especially from motor vehicle emissions.

Pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source.

Concentration of waste added to air, water, or land at a greater level than occurs in average air, water, or land.

Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks.

The amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits.

The separation, collection, processing, marketing, and reuse of unwanted material.

The rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused, repaired and new parts.

A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans.

A place to deposit solid waste, where a layer of earth is bulldozed over garbage each day to reduce emissions of gases and odors from the decaying trash, to minimize fires, and to discourage vermin.

Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital.

Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory.

An approach typical of traditional mass production in which a company controls all phases of a highly complex production process.