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ECONOMY
Quiz on 12.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scarcity | when there's not enough of something that you want |
| economic problem | when people have to make choices because of scacity |
| resources | things we use to satisfy our wants |
| limited resources | not enough resources to satisfy all our wants |
| choices | deciding what you want and what you have to give up |
| opportunity cost | the best thing you can give up to get something |
| consumer | a person who uses a good or service |
| good | something people want that you can hold or touch |
| income | the money you earn |
| service | something people do for other people |
| production | putting resources together to make goods or provide services |
| producer | a person who makes a good or provides a service |
| human resources | resources found in people such as their skills or ideas |
| natural resources | the many things that nature provides that we use to satisfy our wants |
| capital resources | good that are used to make other goods or provide services |