click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Social Studies vocab
All vocab for final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Land | the non man-made materials that people combine to make something that satisfies our wants and needs. |
| labor | the skills, knowledge, time and energy of people involved in making a product or providing a service. |
| Capital | man made items like tools and factories used to produce a good or service. |
| wants | the desire or need for a product or service. |
| production | the combination of the land, labor,and capital to make a good or provide a service |
| distribution | the act of making a product or service available to people |
| consumption | the act of using a good or service. Satisfaction may only be temporary |
| benefits | the positive aspects associated with a choice |
| scarcity | the absence of something that results from the conflict between unlimited wants and limited resources. |
| opportunity cost | the most important benefit that you give up because you chose something else. |
| Traditional Economy | Everyone works for the good of everyone else. Made up of family units. "Primitive" by some standards. |
| Command economy | You have little say in economical decisions. You will do as you are told and you will like it or else! The Government or central authority controls the F.O.P |
| Mixed Economy | An economy that is a mixture of the three basic systems. |
| Supply | The amount of goods and service producers are willing and able to offer at different prices. |
| Law of Supply | As prices go down, supply goes up. As prices rise, supply goes up. |
| Demand | The amount of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices. |
| Law of Demand | As prices go down,demand goes up. As prices up,demand goes down. |
| Market price (equilibrium) | The price at which buyer and sellers agree to trade. |
| Need | Need for basic products such as milk and penicillin will not change when the price changes. People need milk and penicillin no matter what. |
| Advertising | Way consumers perceive a certain product can affect demand- styles, brand names. |
| Persuasive | Seeks to entice consumers into purchasing specific goods or services, often by appealing to their emotions and general sensibilities. |
| Informative | Provides the customer with hard data about the nature and function of the product. |
| Negativity | Attacking the competition is central |
| Bandwagon | the focus becomes people's need to belong to a group. |
| Scare Tactics | This attempts to motivate people through fear. |
| Traditional Wisdom/Nostalkia | Stressing that things were way better in the past is the key. |
| High Brow | The ad taps into the idea that some people obsess over social status. |
| Humorous | The ad goes for laughs which may have nothing to do with the product. |
| Statistics | Legitimate science is used to impress the consumer. |
| Testimonials | Individuals speak about their real life experiences. |
| A.I.D.A | Four goals of advertising: Attention,interest, desire, action. |
| Slogans | Words or phrases usually set to music and sung. Slogans are effective in print, on billboards, on the internet, and TV. |
| Jingles | Catchy phrases usually set to music and sung. This only works if you hear it, so it is most effective on TV,radio,and internet. |
| Trademarks | A visual image associated with a product. Effective anywhere it can be seen, this often times even appears noticeably on the product itself. |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | The total, final value of products created within the borders of a nation in a year. |
| Gross National Product (GNP) | Refers to the total value of goods and services produced by nationality, regardless of location. |
| Economic Growth | Means an increase in the production of goods and services which provides citizens witha higher standard of living. Economic growth |