Chapter 10
Across
- 4. the value of the product after subtracting costs of production/materials
- 6. the theory that the best way to stimulate the economy is investing in businesses and giving them tax breaks
- 12. services and distribution (retail, transport)
- 13. two regions specialize in different resources, allowing them to mutually benefit through trade
- 14. when a company invests in a foreign country's economy to their own advantage
- 15. "the knowledge economy" (e. g. research and development, IT, education, media)
- 16. manufacturing and processing
Down
- 1. development that doesn't deplete resources
- 2. economic growth stimulates more growth
- 3. composite statistic that measures a country's development
- 5. global inequality stems from developed nations exploiting developing nations, creating a cycle of dependency
- 7. some regions can produce goods or services easier than others, driving globalization
- 8. developing countries becoming more independent by producing own goods instead of importing
- 9. extraction of raw materials
- 10. using economic, political, and cultural pressures to control or influence countries
- 11. divides the "global north" from the "global south," highlighting differences in GDP and development