1. Chapter 19 Section 2
Economic Leader Pg

2. Free enterprise system
Idea that people have the right to run businesses to make a profit
Governments have little interference

4. World economic leader U.S. has largest economy in the world
Larger than the next two (China and Japan) combined

5. U.S. farms produce ½ of the worlds corn and 20% of the worlds beef, pork, and lamb.

6. U.S. Economy

7. Problems facing the U.S. Fossil fuels used in power plants and cars
Coal, oil, and natural gas
Cause pollution and acid rain
Landfills- places where trash is dumped
getting higher every year

10. Recycling
Reusing things instead of throwing them away

12. Education
Government provides education

13. Health Care U.S. has some of the best healthcare in the world
Is becoming costly
1/5 of people in U.S. do not have medical insurance
Most of these people are children

15. World Trade North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
No trade regulations between U.S., Mexico, and Canada