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Economics
Review for 7th Grade EOG
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Traditional | Economic activities are usually centered toward the family, tribe, or ethnic group |
| Traditional | Resources are allocated based on inheritance |
| Traditional | Farming, hunting, and gathering are done largely in the same fashion as the generation before |
| Traditional | Choices are determined by environment |
| Traditional | Little or no use of technology |
| Command | The government or other central authority makes all economic decisions |
| Command | Individuals have little, if any, influence over economic functions |
| Command | Resources are owned by the government |
| Command | There is no competition; the purpose of business is to provide goods and services, not to make a profit |
| Command | Factories are concerned with quotas |
| Command | Consumers have few, if any, choices in the market place |
| Command | The government sets the prices of good and services |
| Market | Economic decisions are made by individuals competing to earn profits based on supply and demand |
| Market | Resources are owned by individuals |
| Market | Profit is the motive for increasing work |
| Market | Competition determines price and increases the quality of products |
| Market | Individual freedom is considered very important; individuals have freedom to make economic decisions |
| Market | Also called “capitalist” economy |