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Social Studies
6th Grade
11/27/2012

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Term
GDP
Definition
Gross Domestic Product...the total amount of goods and services produced in a country in a year
Term
List 3 things that affect a country's GDP
Definition
Human capital, capital goods, natural resources, entrepreneurs
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human capital
Definition
The value that people bring to the marketplace; human labor
Term
Name 2 things that influence human capital
Definition
education/training, health of employees
Term
Give 2 examples of capital goods
Definition
machines like ovens, sewing machines, computers, etc...
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Entrepreneur
Definition
a person who is willing to take a risk to create a business to sell a new technique, idea, or product
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Explain the connection between natural resources and country's wealth
Definition
Many natural resources usually means more wealth, especially if a country has a lot of petroleum (oil)
Term
Give one example of a trade barrier in Europe
Definition
Tariffs, Embargo, Quota, the Alps for Switzerland, some countries don't use the Euro, some countries may be landlocked
Term
Tariff
Definition
A tax on imports
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Embargo
Definition
A ban on trade with a country for political reasons
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Quota
Definition
A limit on the amount of a specific good that is imported
Term
Currency Exchange Rate
Definition
the rate at which currency in another country can be exchanged for local currency
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What is one reason why it is more expensive to have exchange currencies from one country to another country?
Definition
Banks charge a currency exchange fee
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If Scandinavia has a high literacy rate, what does that mean about its development?
Definition
Higher standard of living; well developed
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