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MY 20 MOST CHALLENGI
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BARTER | The exchange of goods and services for other goods or services. |
| BUDGET | A plan listing the expenses and income of an individual or organization. |
| COMMAND ECONOMY | A system in which the central government makes all economic decisions. |
| CONSUMER | A person who buys goods or services. |
| DEBT | The amount of money that is owed. |
| DEMAND | The amount of goods and services that consumers are willing and able to buy at various prices at any given time |
| IMPORTS | Goods or services that a country buys from other countries |
| INFRASTRUCTURE | The set of resources, like roads and factories, that a country needs to support economic activities |
| SCARCITY | A condition of limited resources and unlimited wants by people. |
| ANARCHY | is the absence of political authority, rule, order or common purpose |
| COMMONWEALTH | A self –governing territory associated with another country |
| DISCRIMINATION | Unfair treatment of a person or group based on a variety of prejudices |
| HUMAN RIGHTS | Rights that all people deserve, such as rights to equality and justice |
| INITIATIVE | a petition process by which voters can put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot |
| KING, SULTAN, EMPEROR | Three titles given to a monarch |
| NORTH KOREA AND CUBA | two countries that have a communist government |
| MONSOONS | seasonal winds that bring periods of heavy rains or dry weather |
| MEDITERRANEAN | Sunny, warm summers and mild, wet winters is a description of this type of climate |
| DIFFUSION | The spread of people, ideas, technology and products among places |
| KORAN | the holy writings of Islam. |