Across
- 1. refer to how well a country is doing economically and socially on a spectrum from less developed to more developed; levels of...
- 5. the large-scale production of crops for sale; ...agriculture
- 7. in short
- 9. a category used to describe countries that have transitioned or are transitioning in to the industrialization process, having created more economic activities, shown increasing wealth and improving standards of living; ...industrialized
- 13. an economic activity that produces services rather than goods and includes activities such as transportation, entertainment, banking, repair work, retail, etc.; ...industry
- 16. an economic activity that is derived from knowledge-based service areas such as information processing, information technology, research and development, higher levels of education, consultation, etc.
- 17. activities that involve the mass production of finished goods for sale; commercial...
- 19. the value of the goods and production in an economy for a given year; in short
- 20. an economic activity activity in which natural resources are extracted from the earth, such as fishing, farming, mining, etc.
- 21. a category used to describe countries that have higher levels of economic development, greater wealth and higher standard of living; ...developed
- 22. the cultivation of plants and animals to produce items such as food, biofuels, medicines, wool, etc.
- 24. resources that can be replaced or replenished naturally over time, such as wood
- 25. occurs where people raise enough food to feed or support their own family; ...agriculture
- 26. a tool composed of statistics and data, such as life expectancy, education and income indices, used to rank countries' social and economic well-being
Down
- 2. resources that cannot be replaced at a natural rate that matches its consumption; examples include fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal
- 3. an economic activity that processes natural resources into finished products and includes activities such as manufacturing and refining of resources
- 4. a measure of the population aged 145 and older that can read and write; ...rate
- 6. a category used to describe countries that have lower levels of economic development, much poverty and lower standards of living; ...developed
- 8. any job, activity or process that could be performed by employees within a company, but is contracted or subcontracted out to a third party
- 10. the level or degree of access to wealth, necessities, comfort and material goods in a society; standard of...
- 11. the basic parts or systems that support a place or economy, including items such as electrical grid, transportation networks, communication networks, hospitals and schools
- 12. an economic activity that provides services
- 14. activities in which goods are produced in a home or in a small workshop near the home, limited technology; ...industries
- 15. a geographic area in which goods may be traded free of tariffs or quotas (taxes) and may range in scope from an international association to an airport or seaport; free...zone
- 18. unique regions in China that allow limited free market activities; special economic...
- 23. producing goods either by hand or with machines for sale in large numbers