Interconnected world terms
Across
- 7. a tax that is placed on imported goods when they enter a country
- 12. refers to an economy's dependence on a particular resource in order to be successful
- 13. manufacturing activities, which may be referred to as secondary production
- 19. movement of people from rural areas, usually called towns, to urban areas, which are called cities
- 20. a trade pact signed in 1992 between the United States and its North American neighbors
- 21. The increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe
- 22. business owners decide what to produce, as well as how to produce and distribute it
- 24. little industrial development and therefore a relatively low standard of living
- 25. an economic region of Europe that is united under the euro, a common currency
- 26. the practice of protecting a country’s local business or industry
Down
- 1. business owners and consumers still make most of the economic decisions. However, governments may regulate the markets in order to provide stability
- 2. economic system in which the government controls the means of production
- 3. the transmission of cultural elements, such as customs, ideas, and religions, from one group to another
- 4. industries that offer services to other businesses and consumers.
- 5. an index designed by the United Nations to measure the basic contentment of people living in a particular country
- 6. It includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and other industries based on what a country has available in its own territory
- 8. economic policy in which a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs or subsidies
- 9. intergovernmental organization of the world’s major oil-exporting nations
- 10. a country has significant industrial development and therefore a relatively high standard of living
- 11. informal name for India's large and popular movie industry
- 14. policies put in place by a government to restrict trade with one country
- 15. results in the exchange of cultures between groups and the creation of new settlements
- 16. the act of coming to a new country from one’s home country to live permanently
- 17. people’s quality of life based on the goods and services that are available to them
- 18. underlying foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location
- 23. the process by which previously colonized countries free themselves from their colonizers