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Chapter 3 Review . The Economy of West Virginia . the study of the consumption, production, distribution, and exchange of goods and services. economics. basic needs. food, clothing, and shelter. activities people do for a fee. Services. A person who purchases a product or service.
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Chapter 3 Review The Economy of West Virginia
the study of the consumption, production, distribution, and exchange of goods and services economics
basic needs food, clothing, and shelter
activities people do for a fee. Services
three types of resources natural, human, and capital
the money or property used to produce goods and services. capital resources
when you give up one thing in order to achieve a more desirable outcome trade-off
the quantity of a good or service consumers are willing and able to buy. demand
the amount left after costs are subtracted from the price profit
The four basic economic questions what; to produce, how to produce; how much to produce, for whom to produce.
three basic kinds of economies traditional, command, and market
customs, habits, and beliefs traditional economy
the government controls the economy command economy
based on supply and demand. market economy
they cannot be replaced by nature once they are used nonrenewable
Region that supports a large _agricultural, poultry, and livestock economy. Potomac Section
region that is the location of major wood-related industries Allegheny Highlands
region contains coal, oil, and natural gas. Allegheny Plateau
two types of salt deposits rock salt and brine
leading producer of natural gas east of the Mississippi River West Virginia
accounted for nearly 50 percent of the value of West Virginia’s total nonfuel mineral production in 2005. Crushed stone
plants and animals, also called flora and fauna. Biological resources
West Virginia hardwoods are in great demand by furniture manufacturers
Largest animals black bear and the white-tailed deer
first pioneer industries cottage industries
first major industry Salt
first major iron furnace in present-day West Virginia was built around the year 1742 on land owned by Lord Fairfax
Wheeling was nicknamed “Nail City.”
the state’s iron industry converted to the production of steel
major steel-producing cities Weirton and Wheeling
the largest steel company in the world Arcelor-Mittal
Early use of timber crossties, boards for houses and flatboats, lumber for furniture, and material for barrels. Bark was used to tan hides.
the careful management of a natural resource to prevent its destruction conservation.
they raised only enough crops to feed their families. subsistence
The first cash crops tobacco, corn, and fruit
Coal mined in West Virginia bituminous (soft) coal
mentioned coal in his report in the 1742 exploration John Peter Salling
struck oil while they were drilling salt wells in the area around Burning Springs William P. and John Rathbone
Glassmaking in West Virginia has taken two directions hand-blown glass automated factories
The chemical industry began in West Virginia during World War I.
first West Virginia plant at Alloy Union Carbide
One of the newest industries in West Virginia electricity-producing
father sold his land in Virginia and moved the family to the Kanawha Valley in 1796. David Ruffner’s
located at Point Park in Parkersburg Oil and Gas Museum
is the oldest, although not continuously producing, well in the United States Rathbone well