| A | B |
|---|
| Regions | areas that share certain characteristics |
| CARICOM | an organization that sets policies for Caribbean nations |
| Cuba | a communist country in the Caribbean |
| Castro | President of Cuba |
| Chretien | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Arthur Owens | Prime Minister of Barbados |
| European Union | an organization that is working toward the unification of Europe |
| euro | a new currency that will be instituded in 2002 |
| European Central Bank | the bank that will oversee the transition to ero dollars |
| frontloading | introducing the euro gradually |
| European Parliament | a group that makes laws and sets policy for the EU |
| Democracy Movement | a group of British citizens who do not want Great Britain to belong to the EU to |
| Gross Domestic Product | the total sum of goods and services a nation produces in a year |
| Gross Domestic Product per capita | the Gross National Product divided by the number of people in a nation |
| Production | the process of turning raw materials into finished products |
| Distribution | the process that delivers products to consumers |
| Exchange | the process that allows individuals to obtain products |
| Ariel Sharon | the new Prime Minister of Israel |
| Yasser Arafat | leader of the Palestinians |
| PLO | Palistine Liberation Organization |
