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9323034251DeindustrializationLoss of industrial activity in a region.0
9323034252EcotourismThe practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment1
9323034253DeglomerationThe dispersal of an industry that formerly existed in an established agglomeration.2
9323034254fixed costscosts that do not vary with the quantity of output produced3
9323034255variable costscosts that vary with the quantity of output produced4
9323034256investment capitalmoney that a business spends in hopes of future gain5
9323034257Export processing zoneIndustrial parks for foreign companies to conduct export-oriented manufacturing6
9323034258Exclusive Economic Zone-To 230 miles (370 kilometers) in which state has right to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage7
9323034259free trade zonean area of a country in which trade restrictions do not apply8
9323034260MaquiladorasA factory in Mexico that assembles imported materials into finished goods for export9
9323034261Specialized economic zonesregion with economic laws that are more liberal than the country's typical economic laws10
9323034262multinational corporationa company that is heavily engaged in international trade, beyond exporting and importing11
93230342634 Asian TigersHong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan12
9323034264BRICSBrazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa13
9323034274MINTs14
9323034265Pacific Riman economic and social region including the country's surrounding the pacific ocean15
9323034266European UnionA family of democratic countries committed to working together for peace and prosperity in Europe.16
9323034267NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.17
9323034268ASEANAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations18
9323034269GATTGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade19
9323034270WTOWorld Trade Organization; the only international body dealing with the rules of trade between nations20
9323034271OPECOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries21
9323034272Brandt Linedivides the more developed north from the less developed south22

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