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HLWW BNU Ch. 1 Vocab
Vocabulary for Chapter 1 -- Business & Your
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Needs | Things that are necessary for survival. |
| Wants | Things that are not necessary for survival but which add comfort and pleasure to our lives. |
| Goods | Things you can see and touch. |
| Services | Wants that are satisfied through the effort of other people or by equipment. |
| Economic Resources/Factors of Production | The means through which goods and services are produced. |
| Natural Resources | The raw materials supplied by nature. |
| Human Resources/Labor | The people who work to produce goods and services. |
| Capital Resources/Capital | The tools, equipment, and buildings that are used to produce goods and services. |
| Basic Economic Problem/Scarcity | The conflict between unlimited wants and limited resources. |
| Economic Decision Making | The process of choosing which wants, among several wants being considered at a certain time. |