Across
- 2. n. a common currency proposed by the European Union for its member nations
- 6. government ran by a few persons or a small group.
- 9. n. one of three regions in Oceania, meaning “many islands.”
- 12. n. a naturally formed feature on the surface of the earth.
- 13. n. the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group.
- 14. n. an extended period of decline in general business
- 15. n. each of the two days in a year on which day and night are equal in length; marks the beginning of spring and autumn
- 16. n. the inability to read or write.
- 17. map n. a general reference map; a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth.
- 19. the number of live births per total population, often expressed per thousand population
- 21. a system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production.
Down
- 1. the economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
- 3. n. a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by a central government
- 4. n. a fracture in the earth’s crust
- 5. n. a representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed and in which legislative and executive functions are combined.
- 7. n. a landmass above water on the earth.
- 8. the exact place on earth where a geo- graphic feature is found
- 10. n. a landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan that is so salty that almost nothing can live in its waters; it is 1,349 feet below sea level, making it the lowest place on the exposed crust of the earth
- 11. n. permanently frozen ground.
- 16. n. taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet a need.
- 18. n. a large, long-lasting mass of ice that moves because of gravity
- 20. n. a brown haze that occurs when gases released by burning fossil fuels react with sunlight.