Unit 5: Taking Care of Business Theme 9: From Factory to You http://www.havenscandies.com/images/factory_tour.jpg

abundant- to have more of something than you need http://www.healthline.com/blogs/diet_nutrition/uploaded_images/bottled-water-760612.jpg There was an abundant supply of bottled water in our house.

halt- to stop from continuing http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXWkrppnQQ0/R1TGXWzIZHI/AAAAAAAAA0M/6giLVPqfmXc/s1600-R/police.png A police officer may hold up his or her hand to halt traffic.

scrap- a small piece of something http://blog.craftzine.com/ScrapFabricWreath.jpg When you use every scrap, or small piece, nothing is wasted.

production- the process or steps used to make a product http://www.memorylanedairy.com/images/plant2.jpg The production of milk is a lengthy process.

You can pick up your newspapers at the distribution center. distribution- the process of finished products being shipped or sent to stores for people to buy http://www.grpmack.com/assets/images/Industrial/LaCrosse/LaCrosse%20IN02.jpg You can pick up your newspapers at the distribution center.

import- a product brought from one country into another http://www.goldimari.com/shop/images/B100V01.jpg The tea was imported from England.

industry- includes all the companies that make one kind of product http://www.jqamerican.com/images/oil-industry.jpg The oil industry creates lots of jobs.

scarcity- when there is not enough of an item http://www.annemini.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/caveo-bokshelf.jpg The scarcity of the books in the library shocked me.

goods- products or items people can buy http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/grocery-store.jpg You can buy various goods in a grocery store.

site- a place or location http://danddfashion.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/summer.jpg The beach site was perfect for our picnic.