Middle East Economic Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. a political system where the government owns all property and dominates most aspects of life
  2. 9. a sea surronded by Europe, Africa, and Asia
  3. 12. a democracy in which the legislature elects the prime minister for the country
  4. 13. the river between Israel and Jordan and empties into the Dead Sea
  5. 14. an economic system where the central government makes all the economic decisions
  6. 16. replanting trees to replace lost forestland
  7. 17. the saltiest lake and lowest point on earth, fed by the Jordan River
  8. 18. a limit placed on imported goods
  9. 19. a tax that a country charges on imports and exports
Down
  1. 2. an economic system where there is free trade and private ownership
  2. 3. the northern most river that formed Mesopotamia and flows through Iraq into the Persian Gulf
  3. 4. an economic system where two economies are combined
  4. 5. the sea between the Arabien Peninsula and Africa
  5. 6. a resource that cannot be replaced naturally
  6. 7. an economic system which is based on customs; huntinf and gathering
  7. 8. any matierial in nature that people use and value
  8. 10. a resource that Earth replaces naturally
  9. 11. the value of all goods and services produced within a country in a year
  10. 12. a democracy in which the people elect the leader of thier country (their president)
  11. 15. a stop on imported goods