Across
- 3. an index designed by the United Nations to measure the basic contentment of people living in a particular country
- 7. Dependence an agricultural economy, the country may be dependent on a certain crop, such as corn.
- 8. The primary sector of an economy is the part that makes direct use of natural resources
- 9. The increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe
- 12. an economic policy in which a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs or subsidies.
- 13. Culture refers to the shared characteristics of a group of people. As cultures develop, they gain new customs, ideas, arts, religions, forms of government, technologies, and other cultural elements
- 15. can benefit a country’s economy
- 16. The North American Free Trade Agreement
- 19. have left their home countries to escape political conflicts and violence
- 20. the government allows private businesses to determine what to produce and how much
- 25. the underlying foundation or framework of a system, organization, or location
- 26. In general such a country has significant industrial development and therefore a relatively high standard of living.
Down
- 1. Economic sanctions are policies put in place by a government to restrict trade with one country, with a group of countries, or with specific businesses or individuals.
- 2. Not everyone agrees on the exact definition of a developing country, also called a “less developed nation” or “underdeveloped nation
- 4. Urbanization is the movement of people from rural areas, usually called towns, to urban areas, which are called cities
- 5. an economic region of Europe that is united under the euro, a common currency.
- 6. command economy, the government plans and controls all economic decisions
- 10. refers to people’s quality of life based on the goods and services that are available to them
- 11. sharing features of both market and command economies.
- 14. Economic activity is divided into sectors, with each sector representing a different type of activity.
- 17. Sector sector includes service industries that offer services to other businesses and consumers
- 18. the process by which previously colonized countries free themselves from their colonizers.
- 21. known as a duty or customs duty, is a tax that is placed on imported goods when they enter a country.
- 22. informal name for India's large and popular movie industry
- 23. world’s crude oil formed a coalition called the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 24. the practice of protecting a country’s local business or industry.