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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Economics | •the production (making), distribution (selling) and consumption (using) of goods and services |
| Bartering | • Exchanging one good • Example: My purple flair pen for your fidget spinner or service for another |
| Capitalism | •Economic system in which private owners control the production of goods and profit (free enterprise, market economy) |
| Supply | •How much people have or •How much is available |
| Demand | •What or how much people want |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | • The value of all of the goods and services produced in a country per year |
| Standard of Living | The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community |
| Literacy Rate | The percentage of people in a country who can read and write |
| Specialization | Making a living doing what a person does best |
| Currency | Money |
| Currency exchange | Trading one type of currency for another |
| Voluntary Trade | A market where buyers and sellers have the right to sell and buy there own preference or refuse to if they choose |
| Embargo | Forbid trade with another country |
| Tariffs | Taxes placed on imported goods |
| Quotas | Restrictions on the amount of goods that can be imported into a country |