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economic systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Economics | The production , distribution and consumption of goods and services |
| Capitalism | Economic system in which private owners control the production of goods and profit |
| Bartering | Exchanging one good or service for another |
| Supply | How much people have or how much is available |
| Demand | What or how much people want |
| GDP | The value of goods and services in country per day |
| Standard of Living | How well off people are living |
| Literacy Rate | Percent of people 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 | People buyers and sellers choose what to sell or buy |
| Traditional | Based on customs and tradition |
| Command | Government decides on what goods are made and how they are made |
| Market | The gathering of people to buy goods and livestock |
| Mixed | Different economic systems and privately owned businesses |
| Tariff | Tax added from a import and output |
| Quota | Limit to the amount of a product can be sold from imported area |
| Embargo | Refusal on the product coming to a country from another country from past events |
| Euro | European currency in Europe |
| EU Promotes | Ruled by a elected monarchy in the EU nation |
| Natural Resources | A naturally occurring source of wealth as land or water |
| Capital Goods | Machines and tools used in the production of other goods |
| Human Resources | People in the work force (Employees) |
| Entrepreneur | Person who takes a risk to start a new business |