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World Economies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Special goods, such as equipment, machines, and buildings, that are used to produce other goods and services. | Capital Resources |
| The people who work to produce goods and services. | Human Resources |
| The “gifts of nature” used to produce goods and services. They are present without human intervention. | Natural Resources |
| Because resources are limited, you can’t have everything you want. People must make choices. | Scarcity |
| The value of the best alternative given up. It is the most valuable alternative that you don’t choose when you make a decision. | Opportunity Cost |
| When people get to make every economic decision. | Market Economy |
| When customs and beliefs guide economic decisions. People continue to do the same things year over year because it's how they've always been done. | Traditional Economy |
| When the government makes every economic decision. | Command Economy |
| A combination of all economic types. People and government both make economic decisions. | Mixed Economy |