Interconected World
Across
- 5. the act of coming to a new country from one’s home country to live permanently
- 7. refers to an economy's dependence on a particular resource in order to be successful
- 9. a trade pact signed in 1992 between the United States and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico
- 11. India's large and popular movie industry
- 12. the movement of people from rural areas, usually called towns, to urban areas, which are called cities
- 14. a tax that is placed on imported goods when they enter a country
- 17. an intergovernmental organization of the world’s major oil-exporting nations
- 18. often have a high gross domestic product (GDP), which is the total value of goods and services sold during a period of time
- 22. the underlying foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location
- 23. economic system in which the government controls the means of production
- 24. policies put in place by a government to restrict trade with one country
- 25. the part that makes direct use of natural resources
- 26. an economic region of Europe that is united under the euro, a common currency
Down
- 1. people’s quality of life based on the goods and services that are available to them
- 2. the process by which previously colonized countries free themselves from their colonizers
- 3. an economic system in which business owners decide what to produce, as well as and how to produce and distribute it.
- 4. is an index designed by the United Nations to measure the basic contentment of people living in a particular country
- 6. includes manufacturing activities, which may be referred to as secondary production
- 8. the shared characteristics of a group of people.
- 10. also called a “less developed nation” or “underdeveloped nation."
- 13. the practice of protecting a country’s local business or industry
- 15. an economic policy in which a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enac7ting tariffs or subsidies
- 16. the increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe
- 19. ncludes service industries that offer services to other businesses and consumers
- 20. The search for safety, food, and shelter has resulted in this word
- 21. an economic system in which business owners decide what to produce, as well as how to produce and distribute it.