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Eco Systems Quiz

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Traditional Economy   economy based on beliefs and values; usually involves bartering rather than exchange of currency.  
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Capitalism   economic system in which private owners control the production of goods and profit ( free enterprise and market economy )  
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Market Economy   an economic system based on free trade and competition ( free enterprise and capitalism.  
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Socialism   economic system in which most businesses are owned and ran by the government ( usually communist )  
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Communism   economic, social and political system based on the teaching of Karl Marx.  
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Command Ecomomy   an economic system in which the central government makes all economic decisions  
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Mixed Economy   an economic system that has a combinations of government and privetly owned businesses  
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Trade Barriers   obstacles to trade between countries  
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Quota   number limit on how many items of a particular product can be imported from a particular country  
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Tariff   a tax placed on imported goods  
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Embargo   bans on trading another country for political reasons  
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Economics   a Social Science that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.  
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Bartering   exchanging one good or service for another  
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Supply   how much people have or how much is available  
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Demand   what or how much people want  
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Gross Domestic Product ( GDP )   the value of all of the goods and services produced in a country per year  
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Standard of Living   how well citizens live based on goods, public services, education, health care and jobs  
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Literacy Rate   the % on how many people can read and write  
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Specialization   making a living doing what a person is best at  
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Opportunity Cost   the value of what is given when a choice is made  
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Currency   money  
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Exchange Rate   how much of one currency is worth in terms of another  
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Human Capital   a supply of people who produce goods and services  
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Capital Goods   items people need to preform their jobs  
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Natural Resources   items that come from the world around us that we use for ourselves  
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Entrepreneur   people with new ideas that are willing to take risks to start a businesses or made a product.  
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