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Unit 1 Section 2
Introductory Vocabulary
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Social Studies
7th Grade
08/18/2013

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Term

Gross National Product

GNP

Definition
Value of all goods and services that a country produces in one year within or outside the country.
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Gross Domestic Product

GDP

Definition
Value of all goods and services produced within a country.
Term
Industrialized Countries
Definition
Countries that rely more on industry than agriculture.
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Literacy Rate
Definition
Percent of people who can read and write.
Term
Developing Countries
Definition
Countries in different stages of moving toward development.
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Third-World Countries
Definition
Developing countries that lack economic opportunities.
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Free Enterprise
Definition
An economic system in which people, not government, decide what to make, sell or buy.
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Market Economy
Definition
An economy in which business owners and consumers make decisions about what to make, sell, and buy.
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Command Economy
Definition
An economy in which the government owns most of the industries and makes most of the economic decisions.
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Tradition-Based Economy
Definition
Exchange of goods or services based on custom and tradition.
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Mixed Economy
Definition
An exchange of goods or services based on custom and tradition.
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One-Crop Economy
Definition
Economy based on a single crop, such as bananas, sugarcane, or cacao.
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Exports
Definition
Products a country sells to other countries.
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Imports
Definition
Products a country buys from other countries.
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Interdependence
Definition
Depending on another country for resources or goods and services.
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Birth Rate
Definition
Number of births per 1,000 people in a year.
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Death Rate
Definition
Number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year.
Term
Population Density
Definition
The average number of people living within a set area.
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Overpopulation
Definition
More people than a region or country can self-support.
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Migration
Definition
Movement of people.
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Emigrant
Definition
Person who leaves one place for another.
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Immigrant
Definition
Person who arrives from another country.
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