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6th grade Econ
Term | Definition |
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Scarcity | Unlimited wants and limited resources. Not enough of a good or service to meet demand. |
Capital | The machines needed to produce a good or service |
Interdependence | Unable to survive or exist without each other |
Factors of production | The resources used to provide goods and services. Labor, capital, land and entrepreneur |
Entrepreneur | A person who starts and runs their own business |
Barter | To trade one good or service for another good or service without using money or credit |
Consumer | Someone who buys and uses goods and services |
Demand | The amount of goods or services consumers are willing and able to buy at certain prices |
Opportunity Cost | The value of a second choice not taken |
Capitalism | An economic system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the government. |
Traditional Economy | An economic system in which production is based on custom and tradition and often use barter to trade. Mostly farming and agriculture. Not a lot of technology or industry. |
Command Economy | An economic system in which the central government makes all economic decisions. |