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Community/ Economy
Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Business | A company that sells goods or services. |
| Capital resources | Things made by people and used to produce goods or offer services-a factory for example. |
| Circular flow | A model of the movement of goods, services, resources, and money in an economy. |
| Citizens | Members of a town, city, county, state, or country. Citizens have certain rights and responsibilities. |
| Civic virtue | Personal habits and attitudes that promote the well-being of a group. |
| Community | A place where people live, work, trade, and share. |
| Consumers | People who buy and use goods and services. |
| Entrepreneur | A person who uses resources to start a business. |
| Ethics | The standards that help determine what is good, right, and proper. |
| Free enterprise | A system in which economic decisions are made in markets by people and businesses, with little government influence. |
| Goods | Things people buy and use. |
| Human Resources | The labor, skills, and abilities of workers used in production. |
| Natural Resources | Things that occur naturally in the world and that are used to make goods or provide services. |
| Resources | The people and things needed to produce goods and services. |
| Responsibility | Being accountable for one's own actions and obligations. |
| Right | The freedom to act in a certain way. |
| Services | Work done for others, such as haircuts or car repairs. |
| Trade | The exchange of money, goods, and resources in a market economy. |