| A | B |
|---|
| the forces that divide people and countries | Centrifugal Force |
| the forces that unite people and countries | Centripetal Force |
| a group of countries that acts as a single market, without trade barriers between member countries | Common Market |
| a form of international cooperation in which countries give up some control of their affairs as they work together to achieve shared goals | Supranational Cooperation |
| a feeling of belonging to a group that shares the same culture, or way of life | Cultural Identity |
| a variety or wide range of differences | Diversity |
| a group of countries that work together to promote trade with one another | Trade Bloc |
| the bills and coins used as money in a particular country or group of countries | Currency |
| the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population | Birth Rate |
| the number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people in a population | Death Rate |
| the average age in a given population can expect to live. It varies from one country to another | Life Expectancy |
| a form of energy that comes from nuclear reactions. It has no smell or taste, but it can be very harmful to living things. | Nuclear Radiation |
| pollution that starts in one country and crosses boundaries into other countries. This kind of pollution is generally carried by wind or water | Transboundary Pollution |
| damage to the natural environment caused by harmful substances; also refers to harmful substances | Pollution |
| the release of harmful substances into the environment as a result of an accident, such as an oil tanker spilling oil into the sea | Accidental Pollution |
| the release of harmful substances into the environment as a result of everyday activities, such as burning coal to make electricity | General Pollution |
| rain that can damage the environment because it contains acid created from chemicals in factory smoke and car exhaust | Acid Rain |
| a river and all the tributaries that flow into it | River System |
| an independent state, or country, whose people mostly share a common identity | Nation-States |
| a large group of people who share a common history and culture | Nation |
| a political unit that controls a particular territory | State |
| a group of people in a country who share a unique culture and identity | Ethnic Group |
| a state that no longer exists or one in which the government is so weak that it has little control over its territory | Failed State |
| the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year | Gross Domestic Product |
| feelings of loyalty and pride toward one’s nation or ethnic group | Nationalism |
| surrounded entirely by land | Landlocked |
| the pattern of weather over a long period of time | Climate |
| the organization that people set up to protect the community and make rules for themselves | Government |
| power is in the hands of a kind or queen. The king or queen is known as a monarch | Monarchy |
| a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator | Dictatorship |
| government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system | Democracy |
| to make the laws | Legislative Power |
| to carry out the laws | Executive Power |
| to interpret the laws | Judicial Power |
| to arrange, organize and sort information | Classify |
