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- 3. Index The index designed by the United Nations to measure the basic contentment of people living in a particular country. Prior to the HDI, a country's worth used to be measured by how much money it accrued to However, governments began to realize there were more factors involved in a country's .
- 5. After World War II, many Western countries could no longer afford to manage and rule over the countries they had colonized in the past. They were also receiving pressure from two emerging superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, who opposed colonization. Over the next few decades, European powers removed themselves .
- 6. often looks and sounds different from American movies, as they tend to focus less on reality and more on melodrama. This is expressed through intricate dances and music. When India gained its independence from Great Britain.
- 10. There is small and close together, and populations are not large. When urbanization began towns grew larger, and some grew large enough that they came to be called cities.
- 12. The cultural elements, such as customs, ideas, and religions, from one group to another. Academics believe there are three basic ways that cultures spread from one place or group to another. The first way is direct contact. Two societies that live near each other may have direct contact through trade.
- 13. The minimally regulated free-market and laissez-faire systems where state activity is restricted to providing public goods and services and safeguarding private to interventionist forms where the government plays an active role in correcting market failures and promoting social welfare.
- 16. The development and therefore a relatively low standard of living.
- 19. The duty or customs duty, is a tax that is placed on imported goods when they enter a country. Tariffs are usually collected to help domestic industries. When a tariff is placed on an imported good, it often raises the price of that good for consumers, making them more likely to buy a similar good that has been produced domestically.
- 21. The secondary sector includes manufacturing activities, which may be referred to as secondary production. Turning iron ore into steel, producing textiles, and assembling automobiles are examples of secondary production. All of these activities transform raw materials into goods.
- 23. The total value of goods and services sold during a period of time, usually a year in other words, they have a high overall income. Because of this the income per capita, or total income in relation to the population, tends to be higher in developed countries. So an industrialized country tends to make more money, which usually means that most people in the country have enough.
- 25. The Immigration policy is called the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The INA allows the United States to grant up to 675,000 permanent immigrant visas each year across various visa categories. On top of those 675,000 visas, the INA sets no limit on the annual admission of U.S. citizens’ spouses, parents, and children under the age of 21.
- 26. The people's quality of life based on the goods and services that are available to them. Factors that determine people's standard of living include whether they have housing and food, as well as access to education, transportation, utilities, and health care. A high rate of literacy is also considered.
- 27. The exchange rates are more stable than if there were many different currencies. However, there are some disadvantages as well. The different countries have varying amounts of public debt and governmental regulations.
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- 1. Enables the co-operation of leading oil-producing countries, in order to collectively influence the global market and maximize profit. Founded on 14 September 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela), it has, since 1965, been headquartered in Vienna, Austria, although Austria is not an OPEC.
- 2. The interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe. Business and trade, culture and fashion, social and political movements.
- 4. This is the foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location. It is often classified as either “hard” or “soft.” Hard infrastructure includes railroads, bridges, water systems, subway systems, and telecommunications. Soft infrastructure is human capital.
- 7. 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 .
- 8. Government has little involvement in these decisions, though both businesses and consumers rely on laws to ensure fair practices. A market economy is both decentralized and flexible.
- 9. The permanent place to live. Many animal species migrate, including species of fish, crustaceans, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and mammals. These animals might journey by land, sea, or air to reach their destination, often crossing vast distances and in large numbers.
- 11. The United States and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, for the purpose of the pact was to make trade between the three nations easier by eliminating some tariffs and reducing others.
- 14. The economic dependence on oil because much of the world's oil comes from Middle Eastern countries. If the Middle East decided to drastically raise the price of oil, the United States would have limited options. This would be highly expensive and dangerous to the economy.
- 15. The practice of protecting a country’s local business or industry. This can be done through government policies such as limiting what is imported from other countries and placing tariffs (or taxes) on goods that enter the country . The idea behind protectionism is that when goods that come from other countries are limited.
- 17. The determining the proportion of total product used for investment rather than consumption becomes a centrally made political decision. After this decision has been made, the central planners work out the assortment of goods to be produced and the quotas for each enterprise. Consumers may influence the planners’ decisions indirectly if the planners take.
- 18. countries often have a low gross domestic product (GDP), which is the total value of goods and services.
- 20. The economic policy in which a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs or subsidies. Tariffs are taxes on imports; subsidies are taxes on exports. A country that practices free trade might still put some limits, such as quotas, on imported or exported items.
- 22. The economic sanctions as a diplomatic tool. Because trade restrictions often are costly for a country’s economy, sanctions can be used to encourage governments to change a certain behavior or policy. For example, during the Cold War, the United States placed an embargo, which is a type of economy.
- 24. Economic sectors traditionally, some economists today acknowledge an additional sector: the quaternary sector. The quaternary sector includes intellectual activities, such as those related to scientific research, information technology, education, and libraries. Within the quaternary sector is a branch called the quinary sector.