Where Are Clementines Grown?
China dominates the market for Mandarins, Clementines, Tangerines, and Satsumas, with Spain and Turkey behind it.
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Where Are Carrots And Turnips Grown?
For some countries, these simple root crops are as economically important as they are nutritious and delicious.
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Where Are Blueberries Grown?
Despite increased demand across the globe today, the US and Canada still produce 95% of the world’s blueberries.
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Global Leaders In Cut Flower Exports
Though its dominance has somewhat waned over the past decade, the Netherlands still dominates this market sector.
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World Leaders In Wood Product Exports
Two North American industrial giants really know how to cut up and ship out their timber!
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Top Bottled Water Consuming Countries
Beverage Marketing Corporation & International Bottled Water Association have released data showing the countries with unquenchable thirsts for bottled water.
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Countries Where Women Are Most Active In The Workforce
Several factors including cultural and economic, determine the participation of women in a country's workforce.
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Top Furniture Exporting Countries
Global furniture demand is fueling a booming export manufacturing sector in China.
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Top Fish And Seafood Exporting Countries
A diversified production arsenal, including aquatic plants, aquaculture, and deep-sea fishing, allows China to reign supreme.
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What Is An Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
Coastal countries are given up to 370 kilometers beyond their shores in which they alone have rights to utilize the maritime resources.
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What Is Calico, And How Is It Made?
Calico is an unbleached, woven textile product made from cotton that was first developed in India almost 1,000 years ago.
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The Smelting Industry: Global Importance And Risks
Smelting is a metallurgical process used to extract base metals from the ores they are contained within.
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Why The United States Economy Will Remain The Strongest In The World
A number of factors have not only driven the American economy to the top of the global business arena, but have allowed it to stay there as well.
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What Does Heavy Industry Produce?
Large products, complex processes, and high levels of capital investment are often characteristic of heavy industry.
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What Is Hydroelectricity?
Hydroelectricity harnesses the awesome power of one of the earth's most abundant resources to produce electricity.
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Windbreaks And Shelterbelts: Wind Erosion Control In Farming
This agricultural method provides an effective means to reduce the erosion of soil, and thereby minimize the loss of nutrients and maintain soil structure.
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Countries The United States Of America Is Most In Debt To
Little do most people know that around two-thirds of the U.S. National debt is owed to itself, through the American public, U.S. states, and intergovernmental agencies.
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Why Do Some Countries Receive So Little In Foreign Aid?
A number of factors contribute to low receipts of official development assistance.
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Countries Receiving The Most Official Development Assistance Per Capita
Pacific Island nations dominate this list of relative ODA receipts for economic betterment.
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What Are Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary, And Quinary Industries?
Increasingly complex modern economies include 5 very different, yet commonly important, kinds of activities.
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