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Issues and Challenges of the United States and Canada
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trade deficit | situation that occurs when the value of a country's imports is higher than the value of its exports |
| tariff | tax added to the price of goods that are imported |
| trade surplus | situation that occurs when the value of a country's exports is higher than the value of its imports. |
| acid rain | chemicals from air pollution that combine with precipitation |
| brownfield | sites that have been abandoned and may contain dangerous chemicals |
| urban sprawl | spread of human settlement into natural areas |
| restrict | to limit |
| community | neighborhood |