Chapter 12 vocab

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Form of gov't with a king or queen as head of state

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Parliamentary Democracy

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Form of gov't where voters elect representatives to a law-making body.

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Geothermal Energy

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electricity from underground steam sources

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Specialization

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Focusing on certain economic activities to make the best use of resources

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Bilingual

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Ability to speak 2 languages

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Multinational company

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Company with locations in multiple countries

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Neutrality

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Refusal to take sides in a war between countries.

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Autonomy

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Independence from another country

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Command economy

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The gov't decides how resources are used and what goods and services are provided

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Market economy

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Individuals decide on resource use and goods/services.