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SHMS 6th Grade Social Studies Vocab 2

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Traditional Economy   people produce what they need to survive by farming or hunting and gathering  
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Market Economy   a country's economic decisions are based on what its people want to buy and sell  
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Command Economy   the government controls what is produced, how it is produced, and who gets the products  
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Mixed Economy   a country's economy is a combination of market and command; the government controls some parts of the economy  
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Specialization   when a country makes one or just a few goods or services, the cost of the items produced is lower  
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Tariffs   a tax on imported goods  
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Quotas   restrictions on the amount of a good that can be imported into a country  
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Embargoes   a government order that stops trade with another country  
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Currency   a country's system of money  
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Exchange Rate   the c hanging of currency from one country's form into another's to pay for goods  
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European Union (EU)   an organization of more than 25 European countries originally founded to encourage trade within Europe  
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Literacy Rate   the percentage of a country's people who can read and write  
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Standard of Living   the measure of a nation's quality of life based on income, education, life expectancy, and other factors  
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Human Capital   workers of a business or country including their education, training, skills, and health  
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Capital   factories, machines, technologies, buildings and property needed for a business to operate  
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)   the total value of all the good and services produced in a country in one year  
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Per Capita   for each person  
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Entrepreneur   a person who risks money, time, ideas, and energy to start and run a business  
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