Geog ch 13

a group of countries that presents a common policy when dealing with other countries

a customs union within which common laws create similar conditions of production

an area of relatively shallow water that surrounds most continents before the continental slope drops more sharply to the deep sea floor

a free-trade area that enforces a common external tariff

a bloc of european countries enjoying free trade and who are committed to eventual full political union

an international territory having no internal tariffs, but that give its members the freedom to set their own tariffs on trade with the rest of the world

the internationally guaranteed right of the ships of one state to pass through the territorial waters of another on their way to a third

an organization that coordinates activities among 2 or more countries

a definition of the percentage of the total value of a good entering one country that must have been added in the second country for that product to qualify as a product of the second country

a factory in mexico specializing in assembling items for export to the US market

a plan of financial aid for the economic rehab of Europe after WWII; named for US secretary of state George C Marshall

organized international interest groups that cross state boundaries and put pressure on the existing governments of states

a military bloc founded in 1949. its membership and activities have expanded significantly, bringing its very purpose into question

an organization that exercises power over countries