Wc Vocab

4. / a projection of land that is surrounded by water on all but one side
5. / when a country that was divided into two or more parts joins back together to create one larger country
6. Economy / the government controls all or most of the economy
8. Corridor / tracts of land that contain highways, roads, railways, canals, etc
10. / suppression of speech or other forms of public communication
11. / acceptance by the dominant culture of individuals retaining their culture as long as it does not interfere with integration into society
14. / cutting down and clearing the trees and plant life in a forest
15. / trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States in which the three countries agreed to reduce tariffs on goods to encourage and increase trade
16. / areas that are in cities. It is the opposite of rural
17. / areas that are in the countryside and not in the city

1. / the value of all the goods and production in an economy for a given year
2. / basic parts or systems that support a place or economy, including items such as electrical grid, transportation networks, communication networks, hospitals, and schools
3. of Living / the level or degree of access to wealth, necessities, comfort, and material goods in a society
7. Exchange / widespread exchange of products and resources, such as plants, animals, diseases, and ideas, between the Western (New World) and Eastern (Old World) hemispheres that resulted after the European discovery of the Americas
9. / the ability to read and write
12. / a country takes control of land (a colony) and often sends its people there to live there
13. / the condition of not having the financial abilities to support a minimal standard of living, often involving low wages, poor educational opportunities, poor housing, and limited access to healthcare