Across
- 6. Entry or availability.
- 9. Outbreaks of contagious diseases.
- 10. Unique characteristics.
- 13. Spreading of information or culture.
- 16. Independent authority.
- 17. Establishing uniform norms.
- 19. Introduction of new ideas.
- 21. Making things similar.
- 22. Current patterns or tendencies.
- 26. Growth or progress.
- 28. Mutual connections between things.
- 31. Buying and selling of goods and services.
- 33. Variety within a group.
- 34. Effects or consequences.
- 37. Farming and cultivation.
- 38. Status of belonging to a nation.
- 39. Increasing interconnectedness on a global scale.
- 40. Rivalry for success.
Down
- 1. Technological or social progress.
- 2. Difficult choices or situations.
- 3. International sporting event held every four years.
- 4. Working together.
- 5. Chances for advancement.
- 7. Sharing of information.
- 8. Relaxation of government controls.
- 11. Trading goods, services, or ideas.
- 12. Popular styles or trends.
- 14. Growth of cities.
- 15. Large business entities.
- 18. Movement of people across regions.
- 20. Organized structures or processes.
- 23. Accepted measures of quality.
- 24. System of ruling or managing.
- 25. Protection from harm or threats.
- 27. Disparities in wealth or opportunity.
- 29. Actions or conduct.
- 30. Physical features of an area.
- 32. Linking of networks or systems.
- 35. Issues or worries.
- 36. Availability of goods.