Vocabulary in Context Opener

Fill in the blank: Labor is defined as work at an ________ manual occupation.

• intensive

• easy

• casual

• light

Fill in the blank: Progressive means favoring or promoting change, modernization, and ________.

• progress.

• stagnation.

• regression.

• conservatism.

Fill in the blank: Monopoly is a business that has ________ competition.

• no

• high

• moderate

• low

Fill in the blank: The term _______ refers to the development of industry, business, and the economy.

• industrialization

• globalization

• urbanization

• automation

Fill in the blank: _______ is the process of making an area more city-like; the growth of cities and towns from villages.

• Urbanization

• Deforestation

• Industrialization

• Agriculture

Fill in the blank: _______ refers to holding to traditional attitudes and values and being cautious about change or advancement.

• Conservatism

• Liberalism

• Progressivism

• Radicalism

Fill in the blank: _______ is a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

• Immigrant

• Tourist

• Expatriate

• Visitor

Fill in the blank: _______ is an economic or political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Feudalism

Fill in the blank: _______ refers to the right to vote in political elections.

• Suffrage

• Democracy

• Legislation

• Monarchy

Fill in the blank: _______ is a change or improvement to a system or law.

• Reform

• Revolution

• Regression

• Stagnation