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Economy Vocab
Social Studies - Economy Vocabulary
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Economics
7th Grade
09/13/2013

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Economic System

Definition






System in which a society decides how to use limited resources

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Traditional Economy

Definition





Economy where decisions are made according to tradition or custom

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Command Economy

Definition





A centralized economy in which government planning groups make most of the decisions

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Market Economy

Definition





An economy where decisions are made by individuals

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Mixed Economy

Definition





An economy that has characteristics of both command and market economies

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Entrepreuneurship

Definition





People willing to take risks to create a new business and product

Term





Voluntary Trade

Definition





Where trade has or is beneficial to all parties of countries involved

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Specialization

Definition





Making products that a country makes best

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Trade Barriers

Definition





Anything that slows down or prevents one country being able to trade with another country

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Tariff 

Definition





A tax placed on goods when they are imported

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Quota

Definition





Sets a specific amount of a product that can be imported in a given period

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Embargo

Definition





A process that stops trade with another country

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OPEC

Definition





A group of countries that influence world oil prices by affecting the supply of oil

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Currency

Definition





A country's money used in trade

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Exchange Rate

Definition





How much a currency is worth compared to another currency

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Capital

Definition





Factories, machines, and technology that people use to make goods or services

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Human Capital

Definition





Education and training

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GDP

Definition





Known as Gross Domestic Product, which is the total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a single year

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Per Capita GDP

Definition





The average income per person for a population

(Divide GDP by total population)

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Natural Resources

Definition





Something that is found in nature to use in the manufacturing of goods and services

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Human Resources

Definition





The people who are needed to perform work or services in a business

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Goods

Definition





Things that people make or grow

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Services

Definition





Jobs people do to help others

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Scarcity

Definition





A lack of goods or resources

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Production

Definition





Making goods and services

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Consumption

Definition





Buying and using goods

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Distribution

Definition





How people get goods and services

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Supply

Definition





The amount of goods available

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Demand

Definition





How many people what the goods available and what they are willing to pay for them

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Barter

Definition





To trade for goods and services without money

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