Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Mrs. McLeroy
economics
25
Economics
7th Grade
09/11/2009

Additional Economics Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Economics
Definition
The study of how people,businesses and countries use limited resources, such as money and materials. There are different kinds of economic systems that all answer the 3 questions:What to produce, how to produce, for whom to produce?
Term
Consumers
Definition
people who use the goods and services.
Term
profit
Definition
money that remains after all costs of producing a product has been paid.
Term
supply
Definition
the amount of items to be sold.
Term
demand
Definition
the amount of interest in an item.
Term
supply/demand
Definition
the relationship between consumer needs and the amount of items that is available to be sold.
Term
Scarcity
Definition
Not enough items for the demand
Term
Abundance
Definition
More supply than demand
Term
Resources
Definition
Items used to create the product or service. Can be renewable or nonrenewable.
Term
Capitol
Definition
Machines, resources, money, and workforce that is used to produce a good/product of service.
Term
Human Capitol
Definition
human labor, workers with the knowledge, skills, and experience to make the goods or provide the services.
Term
Market Economy
Definition
Businesses supply products with little government interference based upon consumer demand. Businesses use supply and demand to help them determine how much to produce and the price point. Businesses also hirebased upon supply and demand of jobs.
Term
Command economy
Definition
The government determines what goods are produced, how much is produced, How it is produced, how it is distributed, and the price of the item. Wages are government set and the government determines who has which job. The government controls all aspects of economic life.
Term
Traditional Econony
Definition
Individuals create products based upon resources and tribal or cultural customs and usually produce enough to survive. The individual determines what is produced, how it's produced, and when/where it is sold.
Term
Mixed Economy
Definition
A blending of all three economies. Every country has a mixed economy.
Term
specialization
Definition
focusing on 1 product or service. usually one becomes skilled.
Term
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Definition
the total value of goods and services that a country produces each year.
Term
industries
Definition
services, finance, manufacturing,agriculture.
Term
entrepreneurs
Definition
people who start and own private businesses.
Term
imports
Definition
products that are brought into a country to sell.
Term
exports
Definition
items that are taken out of the country to sell.
Term
economic interdependence
Definition
where 2 or more countries depend on one another to trade in order to meet each countries demands.
Term
sanction
Definition
when countries place restrictions on trade with a certain country in order to force it to change a policy.
Term
tariff
Definition
taxes on imported products.
Term
embargos
Definition
more drastic than sanctions.nations refuse to trade with another country at all because of a policy or dicision.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!