Unit 5: Economic Geo. Vocab Menu Crossword

Things from nature used within industry (both renewable and nonrenewable)
Goods made and used to produce other goods and services (includes money, tools, and infrastructure
People and the skills they possess (includes both skilled and unskilled laborers)
Structures and facilities such as roads, bridges, and buildings that provide organizational patterns for societies
A person who takes risks while organizing and operating a business
the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
Dealing directly with resources such as fishing, farming, mining, etc…
Manufacturing and processing such as steel mill production, sawmills, automobile assembly, etc…
Services such as transportation, retail trade, information technology, etc…
An improved form of the tertiary sector and involves services related to knowledge and skill. Includes information-based services (doctor services, software developers, classrooms, etc.)
Extending a country’s power and influence through political, economic, and military force to satellite nations
The percentage of people who are able to read and write
The amount of money, material goods and services, and resources available in a particular area to its citizens
Spending money or using resources and time in hopes of making a profit
The amount of money made after all costs have been paid
The ability of countries to produce goods and services at lower relative costs than other countries, resulting in exports of goods and services
Focusing on one or a few products within an economic system
Countries depending on one another for goods and services within an economic system
Goods or services send to other countries for sale
Goods or services brought in from another country to sell
A modern transportation network that allow rapid and efficient exchange of goods and services
An example of an economic union along with OPEC, NAFTA, and the EU
Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
A business of manufacturing activity carried on in a person’s home
Factory based manufacturing, involves widespread production
Maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level. Example: farmers who produce crops just for their family, not for profit.