Across
- 6. - the process by which previously colonized countries free themselves from their colonizers.
- 7. - a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs or subsidies.
- 9. - an economic system in which the government controls the means of production
- 10. - an intergovernmental organization of the world’s major oil-exporting nations.
- 12. - can be either international, when people move from one country to another, or internal, when they move within a given region or country.
- 14. - three basic types of economic systems
- 16. - people’s quality of life based on the goods and services that are available to them.
- 19. - refers to an economy's dependence on a particular resource in order to be successful.
- 21. - a trade pact signed in 1992 between the United States and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico. The purpose of the pact was to make trade between the three nations easier by eliminating some tariffs and reducing others.
- 22. of an economy is the part that makes direct use of natural resources. It includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and other industries based on what a country has available in its own territory.
- 23. - includes service industries that offer services to other businesses and consumers. Examples of service industries include delivery companies, movie theaters, fast food stores, and dry cleaners.
- 24. - an economic system in which business owners decide what to produce, as well as how to produce and distribute it.
- 25. is one that has little industrial development and therefore a relatively low standard of living.
- 26. - the shared characteristics of a group of people.
Down
- 1. - is the movement of people from rural areas, usually called towns, to urban areas,
- 2. The increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe
- 3. - a tax that is placed on imported goods when they enter a country.
- 4. - an index designed by the United Nations to measure the basic contentment of people living in a particular country.
- 5. - such a country has significant industrial development and therefore a relatively high standard of living.
- 8. - the act of coming to a new country from one’s home country to live permanently.
- 11. - the informal name for India's large and popular movie industry.
- 13. Infrastructure is the underlying foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location.
- 15. - is the practice of protecting a country’s local business or industry.
- 17. - an economic region of Europe that is united under the euro, a common currency.
- 18. includes manufacturing activities, which may be referred to as secondary production.
- 20. - policies put in place by a government to restrict trade with one country, with a group of countries, or with specific businesses or individuals.