| A | B |
|---|
| democracy | people have the power to make decisions about government |
| direct democracy | all voters in a community get together to make decisions about what their government should do |
| republic | the people elect representatives to make laws and run the government |
| constitution | a plan of government |
| citizen | a member of a country |
| private property | something owned by individuals or groups |
| economy | a system for producing and distributing goods and services |
| free enterprise | people are free to start their own businesses and own their own property |
| profit | the money a business has left after it has paid all its costs |
| supply | the amount of a good or service that is available |
| demand | amount of a good or service that people are willing to buy |
| exports | a good that one country sells to another country |
| import | a good that one country buys from another country |
| consumer | a person or group that buys or uses goods and services |
| entrepreneur | a person who start a business hoping to make a profit |
| scarcity | not enough resources to meet our needs |
| region | large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas |
| geography | the study of Earth and how people use it |
| precipitation | the moisture that falls to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, or sleet |
| interdependent | they need each other |
