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The United States. Group 3 John, Kevin, Tony, Covey & Candy. The United States. Outline. Introduction Background of the Country Economy Agriculture Representative company Conclusion Q & A. Our Teamwork. Geography surrounding. Background of the Country. Population.
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The United States Group 3John, Kevin, Tony, Covey & Candy
Outline • Introduction • Background of the Country • Economy • Agriculture • Representative company • Conclusion • Q & A
Geography surrounding Background of the Country
Population Background of the Country
Political surroundings Background of the Country
Religions Background of the Country
The world's largest national economy • Representing 22% of nominal global GDP and 17% of gross world product (GWP) Economy
One of the world's largest and most influential financial markets • One of the largest trading nations in the world as well as the world's second largest manufacturer. Economy
the United States controls almost half of world grain exports. Economy
Agriculture Long-term production 40% used to make ethanol Torrid zone Crop and livestock
Agriculture Latitude of 23.5 degrees Cash Crops Mediterranean Middle region
Corn prices • Price down 60% in 2012 Agriculture
Law in The U.S. Social Responsibility Representative company
Introducing Videos I. What is a GMO? How are GMOs made? Are GMOs safe? What is a GMO How are GMOs made Are GMOs safe.mp4 II. Monsanto Jesus Monsanto Jesus Is Here! [from @LeeCamp].mp4 Representative company
Head-quarter Taiwan #Headquarter Missouri, St. LouisCounty‘s (Creve Coeur) city. Representative company
Foundation Major product • Founded by John Francis Queeny • Major production : • PLASTICproduction • (Including polystyrene&synthetic fibers) • http://www.monsanto.com/whoweare/pages/our-locations.aspx Representative company
Labeling of GMOs:NO RULE requires Law in The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pesticides must be tested and shown to be safe before they can be registered. A registration application must include information regarding testing, identity of the product, draft labeling, information on tolerance of residues, and other safety-related information Representative company
Social Responsibility Representative company
Dilemma Representative company
Department of the US agriculture http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome • MBA library http://wiki.mbalib.com/zh-tw • Wikipedia (encyclopedia), website medias • Taiwan Environmental Information Centerhttp://e-info.org.tw/taxonomy/term/1582 • Congress of the U.S. – Laws in the U.S. • Monsanto official websites Reference