Chapter 3 Lesson 3 Flashcards
are materials from the Earth that people use to meet their needs
natural resources
are natural resources that cannot be used up or that can be replaced
renewable resources
natural resources that are finite, or limited, in supply
nonrenewable resources
is the method used to answer three key questions: what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and who will receive them
economic system
has a mix of agriculture, a great deal of manufacturing, such as banking and health care, provide services rather than making products
developed country
countries with economies that are not as advanced are called
developing countries
countries that are becoming more industrial are called
newly industrialized countries
to sell to other countries
export
to buy from other countries
import
taxes on foreign goods
tariffs
is a limit on how many items of a particular product can be imported from a certain nation
quota