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C9-Great Waterways
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| capital resource | the money, a building, a machine, or a tool needed to run a business |
| factors of production | the natural, human, and capital resources that a business needs to produce goods or services |
| mass production | a way of manufacturing in which many goods that are alike can be made quickly and cheaply |
| assembly line | a line of workers along which a product moves as it is put together one step at a time |
| flatboat | a large raft made of boards that are tied together |
| paddies | rice fields |
| rain forest | a warm, wet area where tall trees, vines, and other plants grow close together |
| classify | to put into groups |
| migration | the movement of many people who leave one country or region to settle in another |
| barge | a large, flat |
| irrigation | the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas |