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Chapter 2/ Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is technology an important resource? | Technology can make it easier and cheaper to create goods. |
| In a free market, how do the forces of supply and demand balance each other over time? | The buyer and seller will agree on a price and amount that satisfies both. |
| Cuba has which type of economy? | Command economy. |
| The United States has what type of economy? | Market Economy . |
| What happens when people barter? | Goods and services are traded for other goods and services. |
| What is the goal of free trade? | A world market where people are allowed to choose what to buy and sell. |
| Scarcity- | The lack of a resource. |
| Supply - | The amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell. |
| Demand - | The amount of something a consumer wants to buy . |
| Capital - | Money and goods used to help people make or do things . |
| Entrepreneurship - | Running a business and taking on the risks of that business. |
| A producer wants to ____. | Supply goods while charging the highest price. |
| When a good is scarce, it means that ______ | It is hard to find and likely to cost more. |
| What you give up when you choose one thing over another is called _____ | Opportunity cost. |
| What you give up when you choose one thing over another is called ______. | Opportunity cost. |
| In which of the following economic systems do individuals make all the choices about what to make, buy, and sell? | Market economy. |
| In which type of economic system do people choose what goods to make based on custom? | Traditional economy. |
| When inflation happens, ______. | The prices of goods go up. |
| During a period of recession, ______. | The economy slows or shrinks. |
| Which type of good would you most want to export? | Something you can make cheaply and sell elsewhere at a high price. |
| Which of the following is a sign of globalization? | An increase in free trade between countries. |