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Cantrell's Economics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Traditional Economy | People in this economic system produce what they need to survive by farming or hunting and gathering. They trade by bartering. |
| Command Economy | The government controls what is produced and how it is produced. |
| Market Economy | Economic decisions are based on what its people want to buy and sell. |
| Mixed Economy | All countries have this type of economy. |
| Economy of Cuba | Mixed, mostly Command |
| Economy of Mexico | Mixed, mostly Market |
| Economy of Brazil | Mixed, mostly Market |
| Tariff | Tax on imported goods |
| Quota | Restrictions on the amount of a good purchased from another country |
| Embargo | Trade is forbidden with other country |
| North America Free Trade Agreement | NAFTA |
| Purpose of NAFTA | To establish free trade between USA, Canada, and Mexico |
| Currency | Money |
| Foreign Exchange | Exchanging money from one country for money from another |
| Pesos | Mexico's Currency |
| Real | Brazil's Currency |
| Dollar | USA's Currency |
| Productive Resources | Natural Resources, Capital Resources, Human Resources, Entrepreneurs |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GDP measures | Total income of the country for a year |
| GDP Per capita | Average Household Income |
| Germany's Economy | Mixed mostly Market |
| Russia's Economy | Mixed mostly Market |
| UK's Economy | Mixed mostly Market |
| Interdependence | When two or more countries depend on each other to provide the goods and services they need |