Diversity

4. a definition of who we are and what we value about our region
5. a federal transfer payment program
7. fair and sensible
8. something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need
9. a payment of money for which there are no goods or services exchanged
11. variety
12. the quality of diverse or different cultures
13. protect families from the impact of economic shocks, natural disasters, and other crises

1. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas
2. significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy
3. the theory or practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic, cultural, or political affiliation.
6. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
8. the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved
10. an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities