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20 Hardest PBW Words
My 20 Hardest PBW words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ETHNIC GROUP | A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry. |
| CAPITAL GOOD | A productive resource consisting of human-made materials needed to produce goods and services. |
| COMMONWEALTH | A self–governing territory associated with another country. |
| INITIATIVE | A petition process by which voters can put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot. |
| COMMAND ECONOMY | A system in which the central government makes all economic decisions. |
| DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | Countries with a strong economy and a high quality of life. |
| DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | Countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life. |
| GOODS | Objects or materials that people can buy to satisfy their needs and wants. |
| GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | The total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in one year. |
| INCOME | A gain of money that typically comes from employment. |
| INFLATION | The rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power. |
| 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. |
| STANDARD OF LIVING | How well people are living, as determined by the amount of goods and services they can afford. |
| HUMAN RESOURCES | Are the people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. |
| 8-FOLD PATH | The set of rules that Buddhists are prescribed to follow. |
| KORAN | The holy writings of Islam. |
| NIRVANA | Buddha taught that a person could escape suffering and reach this peaceful state. |
| TORAH | Is the name of the holy writings of Judaism. |
| VEDAS | The holy text of the Hindus. |
| VEGETARIAN | Hindus have mainly this type of diet. |