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GSE Unit 9 Vocabular
GSE Unit 9 Vocabulary Review #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oceania | the lands of the central and South Pacific Ocean, including Australia and New Zealand |
| arid | dry or desert-like |
| climate | the average annual weather conditions in a given location |
| Outback | term for the sparsely populated interior of the Australian continent |
| temperate | climate characterized by mild temperatures |
| urban | an industrialized area of a city or town |
| bartering | a system of exchange whereby one good/service is given in return for another; bartering does not require monetary exchange |
| command economy | an economic model wherein government planners make all business and financial decisions |
| economic system | an economic model used by governments to determine what should be produced/provided in terms of goods and services, how, and for whom |
| entrepreneurship | the capacity of private citizens to create new businesses independent of government direction or intervention |
| free enterprise | the creation, maintenance, and expansion of businesses outside the control or influence of the government. |
| market (or capitalist) economy | an economic model which the laws of supply and demand (not government oversight) determine what is produced/consumed and at what cost |
| production quota | the required amount of a specific good that must be produced in a given time-frame |
| subsistence | producing only what is necessary for personal use/survival |
| traditional economy | an economic model governed by custom, habit, and history |
| wage | term for one’s financial earnings |