Across
- 2. it is used up.
- 5. the ability of one country to produce a good or provide a service at a lower cost or more effectively than another country
- 7. A resource that can’t be used up or that can be replaced as quickly
- 8. petroleum as it comes out of the ground and before it has been refined or processed into useful products
- 10. when a company hires workers outside the original place of business,such as in another country,to carry out business tasks
- 11. oil that has been discovered and remains unused in the ground
- 12. the largest and most important city in a country. It has at least twice the population of the next largest city and is the center of economic power and national culture
- 13. a condition in which countries have strong economic ties and depend on each other for resources, technology, trade, and investment
- 14. the number of people of animals the environment of an area can support.
- 15. found nowhere else on earth (such as some mammals, birds, fish, insects)
- 16. when a country imports more than it exports
- 17. water lying deep under the earth that supplies wells and springs. Over half the people in the world depend on this for their drinking water
- 19. the movement of people to cities
- 20. country that is not legally recognized by other countries
Down
- 1. seasonal wind patterns that bring a change in wind direction, heavy rains and often flooding
- 3. the result of a country exporting more than it imports
- 4. A resource that takes so long to form that it can’t be replaced.
- 6. a condition in which the population of a country does not grow, but remains stable. This condition occurs because the birth rate plus immigration equals the death rate plus emigration.
- 9. damage to or destruction of the natural environment
- 13. a form of tourism that brings people to unique ecosystems while trying to avoid damage to these special places
- 18. occurs when an area requires more water than it has