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Economics Unit Terms to Know

These terms will be used in the Economic Unit Quia Quiz.

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primary industryuses natural resources to make money
secondary industryuse raw materials to produce or manufacture something new
tertiary industryprovide services and goods to people and buisnesses
quaternary industryprocess and distribute information
traditional marketan economy for which people grow their own food and make their own goods
market economyis a system based on private ownership, free trade, and competition
command economya system in which the central government makes all the economic decisions
mixed economya system which uses a mixture of a market economy and command economy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)the value of all goods and services produced within a country in a single year
per capitaper person
developed countriescountries with strong economies and high quality of life
developing countriescountries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life
supplythe amount of goods and services that are available at a given time
demandthe amount of goods and services that consumers are willing to and able to buy at a given time
currencypaper and coins that a country uses for its money supply
Chinamixed economy
North Koreacommand economy
United Statesmarket economy
Niger's Sahel Regiontraditional economy
free playtraditional economy
recessmarket economy
recess with lots of adultsmixed economy
team sportscommand economy
innovationthe driving force that makes a market economy successful


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