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MEAP Economic Review
Question | Answer |
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Demand | is the amount that a person is willing to spend at a particular price |
Supply | the number of goods or services that manufacturers will sell at a certain price |
Natural resources | materials that come from nature. Some examples are water, oil, wood, and coal |
Human resources | people who work to produce goods and services. Examples are farmers, miners, builders, and doctors |
Capital resources | goods made by people and used to produce goods and services. Examples are machines, tools, and buildings |
Scarcity | not being able to satisfy all wants simultaneously |
Investment | the idea that you buy something to help you make money in the future |
Monopoly | exists when only one seller possesses a good desired by many markets |
Embargo | the act of not allowing trade ships to enter or leave a country's ports |
Incentives | things that excite or get people interested or motivated |
Competition | occurs when more than one business offers the same good or service |
Free Market | which individuals decide for themselves what to produce and sell |
Command Economy | An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy |
Mixed Economy | an economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time |
Exchange Rates | the rate of exchange of one nation's currency for another nation's currency |