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Social Studies
6th Grade
09/20/2012

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Economy
Definition
The prodcution,distribution, and consummptionof goods and sevices.
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producers
Definition
the markers of a product/providers of a service.
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goods
Definition
the product being sold
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consumers
Definition
the people buying the goods and services
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traditional economy
Definition
based on tradition and customs
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market
Definition
(free) decisions are made through the market by buyers and sellers. Pricess are determined through supply and demand.
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capitalism
Definition
(free enterprise)- themost business are privately owned and there is competition to try to create better products at a lower price.
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command
Definition
decisions are made by a central authority
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developed countries
Definition
countries that are industrilized
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factors of production
Definition
the way a product is produced
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enterperneur
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subsistence farming
Definition
people farming on asmall plot of land, growing just enough food for feeding their families.
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economics
Definition
the production,distribution, and consumption of goods and services
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scarcity
Definition
too little or not enough of something or a product
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literacy
Definition
the people who can read and write living in a particular place.
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life expectancy
Definition
how long a person is expected to live in a particular place
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demand
Definition
how many people want a product or service
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supply
Definition
how mych something is available
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