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- 7. Is a tax that is placed on imported goods when they enter a country.
- 12. An economy's dependence on a particular resource in order to be successful.
- 13. Economic activity is divided into sectors, with each sector representing a different type of activity.
- 19. Is the movement of people from rural areas, usually called towns, to urban areas, which are called cities.
- 20. Was 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. Is an economic system in which business owners decide what to produce, as well as how to produce and distribute it.
- 24. Is one that has 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. Is an economic system in which business owners decide what to produce
- 2. An economic system in which the government controls the means of production, such as land, labor, and machinery.
- 3. Shares characteristics of a group of people.
- 4. Sector includes service industries that offer services to other businesses and consumers.
- 5. Is an index designed by the United Nations to measure the basic contentment of people living in a particular country.
- 6. Is the part that makes direct use of natural resources. It includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and other industries based on what a country has available in its own territory.
- 8. An economic policy in which a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs or subsidies.
- 9. located in the Middle East, North Africa, and South America, agreed to work together to control worldwide prices for oil.
- 10. Developed countries often have a high gross domestic product, which is the total value of goods and services sold during a period of time,
- 11. 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. The search for safety, food, and shelter has resulted in the migration, or mass movement, of people from one part of the world to another.
- 16. 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. The underlying foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location.
- 23. The process by which previously colonized countries free themselves from their colonizers.