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- 4. The process of moving into a new country or region to live there permanently.
- 6. A period of temporary economic decline characterized by a reduction in trade and industrial activity.
- 9. POLICY The process by which a central bank or monetary authority controls the money supply and interest rates.
- 12. The process of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another.
- 15. RATE The number of deaths per thousand people in a population in a given year.
- 17. DENSITY The number of people living per unit of area (e.g., people per square kilometer).
- 18. AND DEMAND The economic principle that describes the relationship between the availability of a product (supply) and the desire for that product (demand).
- 20. BALANCE The difference between a country's exports and imports of goods and services.
- 21. Terms
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- 1. CAPITAL The economic value of a worker's experience and skills, including education and training.
- 2. EXPECTANCY The average number of years a person is expected to live based on current mortality rates.
- 3. The general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
- 5. The increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas.
- 7. RATE The number of live births per thousand people in a population in a given year.
- 8. The condition in which individuals who are capable of working are unable to find a job.
- 10. RATE The average number of children a woman will have during her lifetime.
- 11. TRANSITION The theory that describes population change over time as a country develops economically.
- 13. DOMESTIC PRODUCT The total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.
- 14. PYRAMID. A graphical representation showing the age and gender distribution of a population.
- 16. A financial contribution provided by the government to support a specific industry or sector.
- 19. POLICY Government policies regarding taxation and spending to influence the economy.