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Chapter 3 SS Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| canal | a water-way made by humans for transportation |
| demand | the amount of something that people are willing and able to buy |
| industry | all the businesses that produce one kind of product or provide one kind of service |
| keelboat | a boat with a flat bottom and pointed front |
| service | a type of work that fills a need or want |
| supply | the amount of something available for use or sale |
| surplus | an amount of something that is more than what is needed |
| capital good | a resource made by humans, such as buildings, machinery, equipment, and tools |
| entrepreneur | someone who takes risks to start a new business |
| human resource | the talents and skills of the workers needed to produce a good or provide a service |
| opportunity cost | the value of the thing that is given up when a choice is made |
| productive resource | the natural resources, capital goods, and human resources needed to make a product or provide a service |
| risk | a danger |
| diversity | a variety |
| immigrant | a person who comes to a new country to live |
| pull factor | something that attracts someone to a new place |
| push factor | something that causes someone to leave a place |