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- 7. They also serve the purpose of raising money for the government.
- 12. In an agricultural economy, the country may be dependent on a certain crop, such as corn.
- 13. Turning iron ore into steel, producing textiles, and assembling automobiles are examples of secondary production.
- 19. is the movement of people from rural areas, usually called towns, to urban areas, which are called cities.
- 20. The purpose of the pact was to make trade between the three nations easier by eliminating some tariffs and reducing others.
- 21. The increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe
- 22. is an economic system in which business owners decide what to produce, as well as how to produce and distribute it. Because of this flexibility, businesses can effectively compete with one another.
- 24. Not everyone agrees on the exact definition of a developing country, also called a “less developed nation” or “underdeveloped nation."
- 25. The countries in this zone include Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain.
- 26. This can be done through government policies such as limiting what is imported from other countries and placing tariffs (or taxes) on goods that enter the country.
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- 1. which is often called a free market, is an economic system in which business owners decide what to produce, as well as and how to produce and distribute it.
- 2. is an economic system in which the government controls the means of production, such as land, labor, and machinery.
- 3. As cultures develop, they gain new customs, ideas, arts, religions, forms of government, technologies, and other cultural elements.
- 4. Examples of service industries include delivery companies, movie theaters, fast food stores, and dry cleaners.
- 5. Prior to the HDI, a country's worth used to be measured by how much money it accrued.
- 6. It includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and other industries based on what a country has available in its own territory.
- 8. A country that practices free trade might still put some limits, such as quotas, on imported or exported items.
- 9. Nations can also try to protect themselves from other nations by banding together.
- 10. In general such a country has significant industrial development and therefore a relatively high standard of living.
- 11. is the informal name for India's large and popular movie industry.
- 14. policies put in place by a government to restrict trade with one country, with a group of countries, or with specific businesses or individuals.
- 15. when people move from one country to another, or internal, when they move within a given region or country.
- 16. is the act of coming to a new country from one’s home country to live permanently.
- 17. refers to people’s quality of life based on the goods and services that are available to them.
- 18. Infrastructure is the underlying foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location.
- 23. After World War II, many Western countries could no longer afford to manage and rule over the countries they had colonized in the past.