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Topic 3 Vocabulary
Making Decisions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Needs | The basic items you must have to live. |
| Wants | The extra items you would like, but can live without. |
| Human Resources | What people have within themselves to get what they need or want. |
| Nonhuman Resources | Objects and conditions available to people to help them meet needs and fulfill wants. |
| Private Resources | A resource owned and controlled by a person or a family group. |
| Public Resources | A resource shared by everyone and paid for through taxes. |
| Values | Strong beliefs or ideas about what is important. |
| Goals | What you want to achieve. |
| Priorities | Rank in order of importance. More important before less important. |
| Decision-making Process | Steps followed to help make a decision, solve a problem, or reach a goal. |
| Trade-off | The giving up of one thing for another. |
| Standards | A means of measuring how well goals are achieved. |