| A | B |
|---|
| life expectancy | average number of years people live |
| literacy rate | percentage of people in a country able to read and write |
| GNP | the total value of goods and services produced in a year |
| per capita | average per person |
| rural | relating to less-populated country areas |
| trafficking | illegal trading |
| domestic | household worker or servant |
| mediators | people asked to make a decision or suggest a compromise in a dispute |
| labor union | an organization of workers |
| management | people who control a company |
| market | the demand for a product or service |
| profit | income or gains from investment |
| descendants | those from a particular group of ancestors |
| indigenous | native to a country or region |
| embargo | a forced stop to trade |
| interest | payment for the use of borrowed money |
| debt | condition of owing money |
| bankruptcy | a legal means of being excused from debt |
| United Nations | an organization of countries that works for peace and development in the world |
| interdependence | countries working together to meet each others needs |
| tourism | recreational travel |
