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Economic Vocabulary
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Economics
6th Grade
10/27/2010

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Term
economy
Definition
ways in which countries decide what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce
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traditional economy
Definition
customs determine what and how to produce; barter is used instead of money
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command economy
Definition
government decides what goods are made and how they will be made
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market economy
Definition
people make the decisions on what to produce, how to produce, and what price to set
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mixed economy
Definition
individuals make some of the decisions in the economy but there are some government controls
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barter
Definition
trading without the use of money
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natural resources
Definition
products that naturally occur in teh earth and are used to produce products
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human capital
Definition
value that people bring to the marketplace; investing in healthcare, education, and training
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physical capital (capital goods)
Definition
products that have value; factories, machinery, new technology
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entrepreneurs
Definition
person who is willing to take a risk to create a business
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exports
Definition
goods that a country sells to another country
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imports
Definition
goods that are bought from another country
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trade barriers
Definition
limits placed on what a country can trade; used to protect countries from foreign competition
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tariff
Definition
tax on imported goods
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quota
Definition
number limit on how many items of a particular product that can be imported from a country
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embargo
Definition
a ban on trade with another country for political reasons
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free trade
Definition
removing trade barriers so that goods flow freely among countries
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European Union
Definition
a group of 27 countries that have united to form 1 economy
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Euro
Definition
the currency used by much of the European Union
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currency
Definition
money
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