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economy
What do Naval Stores contain? | turpentine, rosin, tar, and pitch |
Which invention had the greatest effect on Georgia's economy in the early 1800s? | cotton gin |
What is the difference between trade and bartering? | trading is an exchange among people and countries, bartering is the actual exchange without the use of money. |
What are cash crops? | crops grown to be sold rather than simply consumed |
During the colonial period, England practiced the system of ... | mercantilism |
What is an export? | a product a country sells to another country |
In the colonial period, What system did England practice? | mercantilism |
What is the system of economy? | growing, making, selling, buying, and using goods and services. |
What is profit? | the amount left after all production costs have been subtracted. |
What kind of people are Entrepreneurs? | creative, innovative thinkers, and risk takers. |
Entrepreneurs risk limited resources to produce innovative goods and services i the hope they will earn? | profit. |
What entrepreneur is associated with Coca-Cola? | John S. Pemberton |
What is an example of a service industry? | shipbuilding |
Where did the company that became Delta Airlines begin? | Monroe |
Most of Georgia's revenue comes from which type of tax? | income taxes |
Georgia's counties collected a percentage of their revenues from property taxes. What was the approximate percentage? | 36% |
The largest percentage of state funds is spent on? | education |
define savings. | The income that a person has not spent after buying things he or she wants. |
define investing. | Involves putting money aside in order to receive a greater benefit in the future. |
define interest. | a fee for the use of money. |