| A | B |
| hydro-electric power | energy produced by moving water |
| cash crops | crops that can be sold on the world market |
| international sanctions | an action, such as a blockade of shipping, taken by several nations together, used to force a nation considered to be violating international law to end the violation |
| subsistence farmer | farmer who produces enough harvest to supply personal needs but has littl or no surplus |
| boycott | refusal to buy certain goods or services |
| economic sanctions | cutting off trade with another country to pressure it to change its policies |
| multinational corporation | huge business enterprises with branches in many country |
| socialism | system in which government owns and operate major businesses and controls other parts of the economy |
| imperialism | control by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |