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Across 2. The mountainous region in the Himalayas that China invaded in 1951 (5) 5. This leader desparately wants Russia to be more powerful (5) 6. This is the biggest country in the world (6) 9. America has more than 750 military ............. in countries all around the world (5) 10. Things like gold, iron, oil and wood are all examples of natural ............... (9) 12. The continent that China is exploiting to get the resources it needs. (6) 14. A problem for Russia's northern ports is that they .......... over in winter and can't be used. (6) 15. The MINT countries are countries that may be powerful in the future. They are Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey. What country is the N? (7) 17. A very powerful and influential country(10) 18. Some countries have lots of this valuable natural resource that can be sold for lots of money (3)

Down 1. The total amount of money a country makes in a year is known as its ..... (3) 2. The island off the coast of China that the Chinese government believes belongs to them (6) 3. America has powerful media companies. One example is ........ that makes the Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar movies. (6) 4. With 7, 000, Russia has more of these types of weapons than any other country. (7) 7. Russia has lots of this type of energy that is piped to lots of other European countries (3) 8. Some countries a are protected by physical features like seas, deserts or ........... (9) 11. This is the word for a country's army, air force, navy and all its weapons. (8) 13. The small part of Ukraine that Russia took over in 2014 (6) 15. A group of countries that have agreed to come to support one another if any of them are attacked (4) 16. The type of power a country may have over others, where they control it without using force (4)