Social 9: Economics

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Across
  1. 2. ______ tax, is a tax on the sale of merchandise or services
  2. 5. human _____ isthe illegal trade of human beings, a modern-day form of slavery, for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or involuntary military combat.
  3. 11. In December 2015, 195 countries, including Canada, adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal at the ______ Climate Conference.
  4. 12. Resource ______ is the use of natural resources for economic growth, usually through environmental degradation.
  5. 13. This was removed from gasoline, when it was discovered to have profound negative impacts on people's health.
  6. 14. ___ tax is a tax system in which all people pay the same percentage of their income
  7. 15. Healthcare paid for by individuals or their own insurance.
  8. 17. One of the two major American political parties. The party supports more government intervention in the economy to provide more equality through social programs.
  9. 18. the strict setting aside of natural resources to prevent the use or contact by humans or by human intervention.
  10. 19. A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans.
Down
  1. 1. The Canadian government has announced that they will ban the use of single-use _____.
  2. 3. The ______ market is a market where transactions are not regulated by the government and do not count toward the GDP of a nation. Typically larger in developing countries.
  3. 4. ______ tax, is a tax on people's earnings
  4. 6. One of the two major political parties in the United States. Considered to be more conservative, the party supports reducing the power of the federal government in providing social programs, and giving people more economic freedom.
  5. 7. The _____ Protocol (2005) was an agreement for controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries. Canada did not ratify the agreement.
  6. 8. The Canada ____ act is Canada's federal legislation for publicly funded health care
  7. 9. meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
  8. 10. _______diamonds come from war-torn parts of Africa and are mined under circumstances that violate basic human rights
  9. 16. a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide.