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Chapter 2/Lesson 2
Economics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | A lack of resource |
| Supply | How much goods a person has. |
| Demand | How much the people want 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. |
| The act of running a business and taking risks is called | Entrepreneurship |
| A producer wants to | Supply goods while charging the highest price |
| When a good is scarce, it means that | 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 |