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18 Cards in this Set
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Constitutional monarchy
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form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government.
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Parliamentary democracy
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form of government in which voters elect representatives to a law making body called parliament and members of parliament vote for an official called the prime minister to head the government.
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Productivity
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measure of how much work a person produce in a set amount of time
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Geothermal energy
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electricity produced by natural underground sources of steam.
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Specialization
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focusing on certain economic activities to make the best use of resources.
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High-technology industry
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areas of business that include making computers and other products with sophisticated engineering.
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Bilingual
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accepting two official languages able to speak two languages.
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Multinational company
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company that has locations in more than country.
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Reunification
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the act of being brought back together.
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Neutrality
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refusal to take sides in a war between other countries.
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Invest
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to lay out money so as to return a profit.
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Dry farming
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agriculture that conserves water and uses crops and growing methods suited to semiarid environments.
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Autonomy
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having independence from another country.
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Subsidy
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specials payment made by a government to support a particular group or industry.
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Militant
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person who uses war or violence to accomplish goals.
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Command economy
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economic system in which the government decides how resources are used and what goods and services are produced?
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Market economy
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economic system in which individuals make the decisions about how resources are used and what goods and services to provide.
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Ethnic cleansing
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forcing people from one ethnic or religious group to leave an area so that It can be used by another group.
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