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Economic Vocabulary
7th Grade SW Asia Economic Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Traditional Economy | Economic decisions base on customs and beliefs of the past. |
| Command Economy | Government makes all economic decisions example: North Korea |
| Market Economy | Private business and individuals make all economic decisions. NO GOVERNMENT |
| Specialization | Products that a country makes best. Better than anyone else. |
| Tariff | Tax on imported goods |
| Quota | Limit on amount of goods a country imports |
| Embargo | Complete ban no trading for political reasons |
| Currency Exchange | Changing types of money to another type of money |
| GDP | A country's total amount of money/economy |
| Human Capital | Education, healthcare and training of workers |
| Capital Goods | technology, factories, machines used to make/sell products |
| Natural Resources | Gifts of nature. Ex; oil, gold, diamonds, trees |
| Entrepreneurship | Someone who takes a risk to open/own a business |
| Standard of Living | How well the people in your country are able to live |
| Literacy Rate | the percent of country's population who can read and write over 15 |