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Chapter 2 Economy
Business
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| command | to be in control of a situation |
| crops | food that is usually grown in fields: rice, wheat, carrots etc. |
| determines | decides something, i.e. The weather determines the clothes I wear. |
| domesticated | to be trained to be with a family |
| edible | you can eat it |
| intervene | to get involved |
| last | continue |
| nomadic | not having a home, traveling from one place to another |
| noted | wrote down or observed |
| resources | the assets of a country, i.e. natural resources=oil, coal, gas. Military resources = airplanes, satellites etc. |
| bribe | give money to someone so they will help you. It is against the law. |
| distributes | hand out i.e. the government distributes food in an emergency. |
| ecomomist | a person who studies the economy |
| herds | large groups of animals |
| labor | work |
| potlatch | a ceremony where people give out gifts |
| reciprocal | to help both people involved. My friend and I have a reciprocal arrangement. He teaches me Spanish and I teach him English. |
| regulates | controls |
| supply | the giving of items or goods |
| tribal | a small cultural group of people. |