Unit 12

2. (NAFTA) agreement that created a free-trade area among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
4. commercial agriculture characterized by integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.
6. place where livestock are concentrated in a very small area and raised on hormones and hearty grains that prepare them for slaughter at a much more rapid rate than grazing; often referred to as factory farms.
8. the struggle among producers for the dollars of consumers
9. -founder and CEO of Dell "dotcoms" companies industries were interested in buying stock in these companies that conducted business via the internet and symbolized the promise of a new economy.
11. includes all of the computing resources that collect, store, and analyze data
12. the financial gain made in a transaction

1. economic system in which individuals and businesses are allowed to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference
3. an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
5. a substance that can conduct electricity under some conditions
7. the quantity of something that producers have available for sale
10. willingness and ability to buy products