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18 Cards in this Set
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Imports |
Bringing goods/products into a country to trade and sell |
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Exports |
Sending Goods to another country to trade and sell |
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Literacy |
One's ability to read and write |
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Globalization |
Act, process or policy of making something worldwide in scope or application |
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Outsourcing |
Shifting of jobs from one country to another generally for a lower labor price. |
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MNC |
Multi-National Corporation. Businesses with branches in several nations around the world. |
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Interdependence |
The reliance of countries on goods, resources and ideas from other countries. |
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European Union |
Economic, scientific and political organization consisting of Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom (England), Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Sweeden, Cyprus, Estonia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania. |
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Internet |
an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world. |
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Life Expectancy |
the average life span of an individual. |
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Pollution |
the action of polluting especially by enviromental contamination with man made waste. |
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Conservation |
Planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction or neglect. |
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One Child Policy |
The population control policy of the People's Republic of China. Each couple may only have one child. |
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Immigration |
To come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence. |
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Emigration |
to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere. |
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
any of the various gaseous compounds (such as Carbon Dioxide) that absorb infrared radiation, trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to the Greenhouse effect. |
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Sustainability |
The ability to be sustained, supported, upheld or confirmed. |
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Developing Nations |
A nation where the average income is much lower than in industrial nations and the economy relies on few exports. |
