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3rd Grade
12/03/2017

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Wants
Definition
Things we would like to have but can live without( video, games,tv's, ipods)
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Needs
Definition
Things we must have to live(food, clothing,shelter)
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Good
Definition
Something people make or grow and then sell(food, clothing)
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services
Definition
jobs that workers do for others ( Car wash, haircut)
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Products
Definition
goods and services
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Economic choice
Definition
The decision to buy one thing instead of another.The thing you choose to buy is your economic choice
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Opportunity cost
Definition
giving something up to get something else; what you give up when you make an economic choice
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Producers
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A person who makes a good or provides service
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Consumer
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Someone who buys goods or services
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Barter economy ( bartering)
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Trading of goods and services without money
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Money economy
Definition
Buying something using money, what we use today
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Income
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Al the money a person earns
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Saving
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Putting money somewhere safe so it can be used later
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Budget
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A plan that shows income, spending, and saving
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Scarcity
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When there isn't enough of something to satisfy everyone's needs and wants .
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Resources
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Items that are useful and needed to run a business
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Scarce resources
Definition
wood, gasoline,and coal
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Natural Resources
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Materials that come from nature: Water, wood, plant, soil , sunshine, coal
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Human resources
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The people working to produce goods and services
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Capital resources
Definition
Machines, tools and buildings that are used to produce goods and services
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Specialization
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When a person or group focusses on producing one thing and are very good at it , this encourages trade because want what they don't have
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