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  1. 7. They also serve the purpose of raising money for the government.
  2. 12. In an agricultural economy, the country may be dependent on a certain crop, such as corn.
  3. 13. Turning iron ore into steel, producing textiles, and assembling automobiles are examples of secondary production.
  4. 19. is the movement of people from rural areas, usually called towns, to urban areas, which are called cities.
  5. 20. The purpose of the pact was to make trade between the three nations easier by eliminating some tariffs and reducing others.
  6. 21. The increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe
  7. 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.
  8. 24. Not everyone agrees on the exact definition of a developing country, also called a “less developed nation” or “underdeveloped nation."
  9. 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.
  10. 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. 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. 2. is an economic system in which the government controls the means of production, such as land, labor, and machinery.
  3. 3. As cultures develop, they gain new customs, ideas, arts, religions, forms of government, technologies, and other cultural elements.
  4. 4. Examples of service industries include delivery companies, movie theaters, fast food stores, and dry cleaners.
  5. 5. Prior to the HDI, a country's worth used to be measured by how much money it accrued.
  6. 6. It includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and other industries based on what a country has available in its own territory.
  7. 8. A country that practices free trade might still put some limits, such as quotas, on imported or exported items.
  8. 9. Nations can also try to protect themselves from other nations by banding together.
  9. 10. In general such a country has significant industrial development and therefore a relatively high standard of living.
  10. 11. is the informal name for India's large and popular movie industry.
  11. 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.
  12. 15. when people move from one country to another, or internal, when they move within a given region or country.
  13. 16. is the act of coming to a new country from one’s home country to live permanently.
  14. 17. refers to people’s quality of life based on the goods and services that are available to them.
  15. 18. Infrastructure is the underlying foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location.
  16. 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.