A formal agreement among competing firms is a Cartel.
The origin of the term "Middle East" is considered to be in the British India Office during the 1850s. It was popularized by Alfred Thayer Mahan, an American naval strategist who was referring to the region between Arabia and India in 1902. Mahan's definition of the Middle East was the area around the Persian Gulf.
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The benefits of USA in the experience of having minerals:
-Minerals allow for the economic exploitation of raw materials.
-It is a good source of income for this industry.
-Minerals can be exported and are highly demanded by other nations.
-The exploitation of minerals has created thousands of jobs in the country.
The disadvantages of having minerals:
-Mining damages the land. Dynamite explosions are needed to dig in the dirt.
-This industry damages the ecology of the place. It is not good for the environment and the wildlife.
-Mining towns that once were very productive end up being ghost towns.
